noun
- thread made of twisted fibers, used for knitting or weaving
- a long story, especially one that is exaggerated or hard to believe
Usage: informal
verb
- to tell a long story
Usage: informal
Examples
- She bought wool yarn to knit a sweater.
- The cotton yarn was soft and colorful.
- My grandfather spun a yarn about his adventures at sea.
- He’s always yarning about his fishing trips.
- The old sailor told us quite a yarn.
- She wound the yarn into a neat ball.
- That’s just another one of his tall yarns.