darning needle

ˈdɑːrnɪŋ ˈniːdəl

Definition

Definition of darning needle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sewing

Rare

needle with a large eye for sewing

Rare

She used a darning needle to fix the sock.

mending

sewing

stitching

insect

Dated

large, slender dragonfly

Dated

A darning needle zipped over the pond, hunting for mosquitoes..

darner

dragonfly

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needle with a large eye for sewing
large, slender dragonfly

Expressions with darning needle

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devil's darning needle

slender insect with iridescent wings

A devil's darning needle hovered over the pond.

Expressions with darning

darning mushroom

rounded tool for holding fabric while fixing holes

She used a darning mushroom to repair her sock.

darning wool

wool used for mending holes in clothes

She used darning wool to fix the hole in her sock.

darning egg

egg-shaped tool for mending fabric holes

She used a darning egg to fix her sock.

devil's darning needle

slender insect with iridescent wings

A devil's darning needle hovered over the pond.

Expressions with needle

needle's eye

small hole in a needle for thread

She struggled to thread the needle's eye.

needle mover

person who drives major improvements

She is a needle mover in the tech industry.

thread the needle

pass a thread through a needle's eye

She learned to thread the needle in her sewing class.

needle in a haystack

something extremely hard to find or an impossible search

Finding my keys here is like a needle in a haystack.

get the needle

become annoyed or angry

He tends to get the needle when things don't go his way.

move the needle

cause a noticeable effect or change in a situation

Her speech really moved the needle on public opinion.

peg the needle

cause a dial's needle to reach maximum

The car's speedometer pegged the needle at 120 mph.

stick a needle in one's eye

make a serious promise or assertion of truth

I swear I'll do it, stick a needle in my eye.

sharp as a needle

adj.

very intelligent and quick to understand

She is sharp as a needle and always gets top grades.

stick a needle in my eye

swear or promise something is true with strong emphasis

I stick a needle in my eye that I didn't take your book!

Examples of darning needle in a sentence

She threaded the yarn through the darning needle with ease.
Children watched the darning needle hover near the water.
A darning needle rested on a reed, basking in the sun.

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French:aiguille à repriser, demoiselle, ...
German:Stopfnadel, Libelle, ...
Italian:ago da rammendo, libellula, ...
Spanish:aguja de zurcir, libélula, ...
Portuguese:agulha de cerzir, agulha-d'água, ...
Chinese:补袜针, 蜻蜓, ...
Japanese:ダーニングニードル, イトトンボ, ...
Arabic:إِبْرَةُ تَرْقِيع, يعسوب, ...
Hebrew:מַחַט לְטִיּוּל, שַׁפִּירִית, ...
Russian:штопальная игла, швейная игла, ...
Ukrainian:штопальна голка, бабка, ...
Hindi:डार्निंग सुई, बड़ी पतली ड्रैगनफ्लाई, ...
Bengali:ডার্নিং সুই, বড় ফড়িং, ...
Catalan:agulla de repuntar, libèl.lula, ...
Czech:látací jehla, šídlo, ...
Danish:stoppenål, guldsmed, ...
Dutch:stopnaald, libel, ...
Greek:βελόνα ραψίματος, λιβελούλα, ...
Hungarian:stoppolótű, szitakötő, ...
Khmer:ម្ជុលដេរប៉ះ, កន្លាតទឹកធំ, ...
Korean:다닝 니들, 잠자리, ...
Persian:سوزن رفو, سنجاقک, ...
Polish:igła do cerowania, ważka, ...
Portuguese (BR):agulha de cerzir, agulha-d'água, ...
Romanian:ac de darning, libelulă, ...
Swedish:stopnål, trollslända, ...
Thai:เข็มเย็บผ้า, แมลงปอเข็ม, ...
Turkish:darn iğnesi, yusufçuk, ...
Vietnamese:kim đan, chuồn chuồn kim, ...

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