yarn
noun
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
were yarning
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past progressiveof yarn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At a small table in the comer of the long Mess the officers of the Second Dog Watch had finished a belated meal, and were yarning in low voices over their port.
From The Long Trick by Bartimeus
"Who was that rotten-looking 'sharp' you were yarning to when I came in?"
From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell
Not at all," said Mr Robb; "they were yarning about pirates that infest the Grecian Archipelago.
From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Runciman, Walter
We were yarning after dinner, and, whether because three of us were fishermen, or simply that we were all English, our yarns were taking a competitive turn.
From Tatterdemalion by Galsworthy, John
“Who’s that fellow you were yarning to?” said the latter.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Mitford, Bertram
