Yarn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɑːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɑːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɑːn/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɑːɹn/.

Examples

his narration was hesitant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

narration recital thread

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

narrate	verb	provide commentary for a film, for example
recite	verb	narrate or give a detailed account of
yarn	verb	tell or spin a yarn
thread	verb	thread on or as if on a string
yarn	noun	the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Garn

die Handlung, einen Bericht zu geben, in dem Vorfälle oder der Verlauf von Ereignissen beschrieben werden

🇫🇷French

fil

le fait de rendre compte décrivant des incidents ou le déroulement d'événements

🇪🇸Spanish

hilo

el acto de dar cuenta describiendo incidentes o el curso de los acontecimientos

🇮🇹Italian

filato

l'atto di rendere conto descrivendo incidenti o un corso di eventi

🇳🇱Dutch

garen

de handeling van het afleggen van verantwoording waarin incidenten of een gang van zaken worden beschreven

🇵🇹Portuguese

fio

o ato de fornecer um relato descrevendo incidentes ou um curso de eventos

🇷🇺Russian

пряжа

акт предоставления отчета с описанием происшествий или хода событий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धागा

घटनाओं या घटनाओं के क्रम का वर्णन करने वाला विवरण देने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সুতা

ঘটনা বা ঘটনার একটি কোর্স বর্ণনা করে একটি অ্যাকাউন্ট দেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நூல்

சம்பவங்கள் அல்லது நிகழ்வுகளின் போக்கை விவரிக்கும் கணக்கைக் கொடுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నూలు

సంఘటనలు లేదా సంఘటనల కోర్సును వివరించే ఖాతాను ఇచ్చే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सूत

घटना किंवा घटनांचे वर्णन करणारे खाते देण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાર્ન

ઘટનાઓ અથવા ઘટનાઓના કોર્સનું વર્ણન કરતું એકાઉન્ટ આપવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೂಲು

ಘಟನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸುವ ಖಾತೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നൂൽ

സംഭവങ്ങളോ സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ ഗതിയോ വിവരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അക്കൗണ്ട് നൽകുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਗਾ

ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੋਰਸ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਖਾਤਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوت

واقعات یا واقعات کا ایک کورس بیان کرنے والا اکاؤنٹ دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纱

描述事件或事件过程的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

糸

事件や出来事の経過を説明するアカウントを与える行為

🇰🇷Korean

방사

사건이나 사건의 과정을 설명하는 설명을 제공하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sợi

hành động đưa ra một tài khoản mô tả các sự cố hoặc một diễn biến sự kiện

🇹🇭Thai

เส้นด้าย

การให้บัญชีอธิบายเหตุการณ์หรือเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

benang

tindakan memberikan penjelasan yang menggambarkan insiden atau rangkaian peristiwa

🇵🇭Filipino

sinulid

ang pagkilos ng pagbibigay ng isang account na naglalarawan ng mga insidente o isang kurso ng mga kaganapan

🇲🇾Malay

benang

tindakan memberikan akaun yang menerangkan kejadian atau perjalanan peristiwa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غزل

فعل إعطاء حساب يصف الحوادث أو مسار الأحداث

🇮🇷Persian

نخ

عمل ارائه گزارشی که حوادث یا دوره ای از رویدادها را توصیف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

iplik

olayları veya olayların gidişatını açıklayan bir hesap verme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּט

הפעולה של מתן דין וחשבון המתאר אירועים או מהלך אירועים

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The primary meaning of 'yarn' is 'the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events'.

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'yarn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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