yarn
noun
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
yarning
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present participleof yarn.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It’s like a late-night D&M with a mate – only the mate is Nick Cave and we’re yarning with the lights up amid a cast of thousands.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2019
None surpasses the Sage of Burwash at yarning in dialects of all sorts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stewart did his best not to brood, and Fonda helped buoy him after the day's filming by yarning, Harley-like, about the years they have spent together.
From Time Magazine Archive
While Thomas was yarning and clowning, he kept sternly to his poet's vocation.
From Time Magazine Archive
I've had some excellent times down at Bambury—stayed yarning away to all hours.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 by Various
