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How to pronounce darned in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal


I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing.

Examples of darned

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Johnson says it's because the country is so darned hard to get your arms around.
From the dallasnews.com
Pretty darned low when you mount the rear axle on the other side of the springs.
From the kansas.com
When you have this rare clout, you darned well better use it for all it's worth.
From the stltoday.com
This column has pleasures, too, but darned if I've ever felt guilty about them.
From the sacbee.com
Along the way, the 25-year-old has learned to be a darned good juggler of debt.
From the omaha.com
Okay, I admit it, I can't get that darned song out of my head after Thanksgiving.
From the psychcentral.com
And also, like you, in a real emergency, I'm pretty darned focused and efficient.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
When the mutineers were searching for a place to hide, they did a darned fine job.
From the toledoblade.com
Then exhausted I lay on the bed, feeling darned good, pleased, and very satisfied.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Damn: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
  • Repair by sewing; "darn socks"
  • Mend: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
  • (darned) blasted: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; ...
  • (darning) the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
  • Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone. It is often done by hand, but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine. ...
  • Euphemism of damn; Damn; Damned; Damn
  • (darned) A minced oath for damned; Damned, extremely
  • (Darning) needles have a blunt tip and large eye, similar to tapestry needles, but are longer, with a yarn darners being the heaviest with very large eyes to thread yarn. Various types, with sizes ranging from 1-18.