Plural of yarn
regular plural
The plural of yarn is yarns.
Forms of yarn
| Singular | yarn /jɑːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | yarns |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Yarns in a sentence
- Many weavers "unspin" the yarns and respin them to a finer weight.2018, Lynda Teller Pete, Barbara Teller Ornelas, Spider Woman's Children: Navajo Weavers Today. From the entry unspin
- The other thing you can do is stick with yarns that don't have a reputation for worming.2011, Clara Parkes, The Knitter's Book of Yarn. From the entry worming
- Yarns highlighted include wools, stretch yarns, metallics, textures, multicolored, and multitwists.1998, Textile Technology Digest - Volume 55, Issues 7-12, page 34. From the entry multitwist
- Make shed 1 again by pushing up on the unheddled yarns under bar F.1978, Nina Holland, Weaving Primer: A Complete Guide to Inkle, Backstrap, and Frame Looms, page 24. From the entry unheddled
- And ships' games, the songs and shindys, the yarns of murder and ghosts.1969, The Spectator, volume 223, page 48. From the entry shindys
Meaning of yarn
- noun A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
- noun Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
- noun A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
Questions about the plural of yarn
- What is the plural of yarn?
- The plural of yarn is yarns.
- Is yarn countable?
- Yarn is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: yarn (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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