Explore Darning through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like repair or fix. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Darning meaning
present participle and gerund of darn
Using Darning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of darn
- Useful related words include: repair, fix, fixing, fixture.
- In the example corpus, darning often appears in combinations such as: darning needle, swiss darning.
Context around Darning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Darning
- In this selection, "darning" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, swiss, maybe, pattern, needle, socks and isn stand out and add context to how "darning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as swiss darning and called swiss darning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "darning" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with darning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Darning isn’t only for socks. (6 words)
The darning needle is used in duplicate stitch (also known as Swiss darning). (13 words)
Hey, being broke sounds so productive, maybe darning socks by candlelight is fun after all. (15 words)
All you need is thread or knitting wool to match the colour, a darning needle and a pair of scissors — it’s a quick five-minute job which helps to keep money in your pocket. (35 words)
Additional patterns can be made on the surface of the knitted fabric using embroidery ; if the embroidery resembles knitting, it is often called Swiss darning. (25 words)
It is estimated to date from ca. 200 BCE –300 CE and is worked in cotton and wool pattern darning on a woven cotton ground. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
The darning needle is used in duplicate stitch (also known as Swiss darning).
Hey, being broke sounds so productive, maybe darning socks by candlelight is fun after all.
Darning isn’t only for socks.
Most of you would end up in the hospital trying to make a darning egg.
All you need is thread or knitting wool to match the colour, a darning needle and a pair of scissors — it’s a quick five-minute job which helps to keep money in your pocket.
Additional patterns can be made on the surface of the knitted fabric using embroidery ; if the embroidery resembles knitting, it is often called Swiss darning.
It is estimated to date from ca. 200 BCE –300 CE and is worked in cotton and wool pattern darning on a woven cotton ground.
Common combinations with darning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: