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yarn on

yarn on verb: to continue telling stories for a long time; to yammer without interruption.

Verb

yarn on (third-person singular simple present yarns on, present participle yarning on, simple past and past participle yarned on)

  1. (transitive) To continue telling stories for a long time; to yammer without interruption.
    • Nothing would stop him from yarning on.

Forms of yarn on

third-person singular presentyarns on
present participleyarning on
past participleyarned on
pastyarned on

Questions about yarn on

What does yarn on mean?
Yarn on means to continue telling stories for a long time; to yammer without interruption.
What part of speech is yarn on?
Yarn on is a verb.
What is the past tense of yarn on?
The past tense of yarn on is yarned on.

Words near yarn on in the dictionary

  1. yarn bomber
  2. yarn bombers
  3. yarn bombing
  4. yarn bombs
  5. yarn dust
  6. yarn on
  7. yarn over
  8. yarn overs
  9. yarn-beam
  10. yarn-beams
  11. yarn-over

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