danging

verb

present participle of dang
as in darning

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  1. darning
  2. dashing
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  • By Jennifer Barger Special to The Washington Post One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of darning
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  • Is Harper, like so many noir writers before him, raising our hopes for the express purpose of dashing them against the rocks?
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The actress held a huge bottle of wine while dashing around an outdoor restaurant.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dashing
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“Danging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danging. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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