What part of speech is darning?

Darning can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. darning is a verb, gerund of darn (infinitive).
  • 2. darning is a noun, singular of darnings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does darning mean?

Definitions

Verb

darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"

Noun

darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads

Examples of darning

#   Sentence  
1. verb I have an early memory of my grandmother darning socks.
2. verb Darn socks.
3. verb Darn it!
4. verb Darn it, I forgot my camera!
5. verb Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.
6. noun When I found out them came up with the Nook Tablet, I was pretty disappointed though, because I bought my Nook color for the same darn price!
Sentence  
verb
I have an early memory of my grandmother darning socks.
Darn socks.
Darn it!
Darn it, I forgot my camera!
Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.
noun
When I found out them came up with the Nook Tablet, I was pretty disappointed though, because I bought my Nook color for the same darn price!

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