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yarn English

Meaning yarn meaning

What does yarn mean?
Definitions in simple English

yarn Noun

— A yarn is a story or tale that is incredible.

yarn Verb

— If someone is yarning, they are telling a story.

yarn

— verb tell or spin a yarn — noun (= thread) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving — noun (= narration) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events his narration was hesitant

Synonyms yarn synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as yarn?

yarn English » English

thread string narrative tale story narration account recital filament rope cord wool twine threads tape tall tale tall story strand of wool strand spun thread spin a yarn spin snare ribbon reticule linen thread hypha hilum gauze filum fibre etc. cuffer crewel cotton clue clew anecdote

Topics yarn topics

What do people use yarn to talk about?
Work and occupation Occupation

Working with cloth
Work and occupation Occupation Working with cloth

Spinning thread
Work and occupation Tool

Fastening tool

Conjugation yarn conjugation

How do you conjugate yarn?

yarn · verb

Examples yarn examples

How do I use yarn in a sentence?

Simple sentences

That's just a yarn.
The kitten rolled the yarn across the floor.
Many's the time my mates were so yarn-hungry they had me falling asleep in the middle of a tale, halfway through a sentence, between syllables.
Here is a magic ball of yarn. In whatever direction this ball rolls, follow without fear.
Yarn is spun from different fibers.

Movie subtitles

Then that was just a yarn you were giving me.
Boy, what a yarn.
You think you've got a great yarn and then something comes along and messes up the finish.
And even if your daddy was half what you say. it wouldn't be right nor just to gamble two weeks good fishing. against a yarn give out by an upset boy.
He sure spins a yarn for a kid.
I haven't got time. I have to do a yarn on Williams.
The greatest yarn since Livingston discovered Stanley.
Was there any truth at all in that yarn?
I beg the good omens I've had through the week to counter the spell of the spirits. who seek to dampen the wishes I've knotted in yarn or darken the luck of pulley-bone's charm.
He's like a hophead with that yarn.
You know you can't get away with a yarn like that.
Bless my soul, what a yarn!
I wish you'd give me a hand with this yarn, Doc.
You're a fine liar and a helluva yarn spinner. Keep up the good work.
But that's the way things go. You think you've got a great yarn and then something comes along and messes up the finish.
His hair is rope yarn. His teeth are marlinespikes.
We're jimmying the Allenbury yarn.
Here's the headline proof on the Allenbury yarn.
I'd have riddled that asinine yarn of yours..
I have to do a yarn on Williams.
You're missing a swell yarn.
You know every tourist I tell that yarn to has to stay in a little while longer.
Boy, what a yarn!
You think you got a great yarn. and then something comes along and messes up the finish. and there you are.
It's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingston discovered Stanley.
With this yarn, you're kicking 'em out, giving us a chance to have the kind of government New York's having under La Guardia.
You didn't tell the police that yarn?
Because every paper in town beat us on our own yarn. - They did not.
There's a lot of the old folks around here believe that yarn. But this is the first time I ever heard anybody claim he really saw the old witch.
Bonds linking a mother and son Are inter-woven like fine spun yarn.
Another two seconds, and I'd have cracked this yarn!
Could you help me with this yarn?

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