Meanings
plural darning needles · alternative dining needle
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A needle used for darning.
Synonyms: tapestry needle, crewel needle, darner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: A needle used for darning.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish stoppenål
- stoppenålneedle for darning
Dutch stopnaald
- stopnaaldneedle for darning
Finnish parsinneula
- parsinneulaneedle for darning
German Stopfnadel
- Stopfnadelneedle for darning
Irish snáthaid chléithe, snáthaid dearnála
- snáthaid chléitheneedle for darning
- snáthaid dearnálaneedle for darning
Norwegian stoppenål
- stoppenålneedle for darning
Russian што́пальная игла́
- што́пальная игла́ (štópalʹnaja iglá)needle for darning
Swedish stoppnål
- stoppnålneedle for darning
Cite this entry
darning needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darning%20needle
“darning needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darning%20needle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darning needle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darning%20needle.
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