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durn

 (dûrn) Chiefly Southern & South Midland US
interj.adv.adj. & v.
Variant of darn2.
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durn

(dɜːn)
interj, adj, adv, n
a US variant of darn2
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Alexander Elliott was a stubborn mule, but he was fond of his wife, so he give in and said, `Well, durn it, bury me where you please.
The old man wrote me that he was coming over in June, and said he'd take me home in August, whether I was done with my education or not, but durn him, he didn't come; never said why; just sent me a hamper of Sunday-school books, and told me to be good, and hold on a while.
But she do push dze zide of my face, and my lof is durned to hate.'
Officials from the Care Inspectorate visited the Durn Road facility on July 8.
A police spokesman said: "We were called to the road, near Mill of Durn, at 3.17pm.
"It plans to increase its share later to as much as 95 per cent," said Daniel Durn.
The suicide came a day after Durn went on a shooting rampage at the city hall in suburban Nanterre, killing eight and injuring 19.
Durn may have killed himself during a moment of inattention by police guarding him.
Local TV reports speculated that Durn killed himself during a moment of inattention by police guarding him.
Stephanie Durn, 68, described her son as a lonely, depressed and troubled man who was in and out of psychiatric care for over a decade.