"yarn on" meaning in English

See yarn on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: yarns on [present, singular, third-person], yarning on [participle, present], yarned on [participle, past], yarned on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} yarn on (third-person singular simple present yarns on, present participle yarning on, simple past and past participle yarned on)
  1. (transitive, of a person or multiple conversation partners) To continue telling stories for a long time; to yammer without interruption. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-yarn_on-en-verb-8xxrTn5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yarn on meaning in English (1.3kB)

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