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spin a yarn

spin a yarn
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spin ey yahrn]
    • /spɪn eɪ yɑrn/
    • /spɪn ə jɑːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spin ey yahrn]
    • /spɪn eɪ yɑrn/

Definitions of spin a yarn words

  • phrase spin a yarn If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one. 0
  • noun spin a yarn to tell such a story 0
  • noun spin a yarn to make up or relate a series of excuses 0
  • noun spin a yarn to tell a yarn 0
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Parts of speech for Spin a yarn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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spin a yarn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for spin a yarn

verb spin a yarn

  • clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
  • get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
  • lay it on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • lay on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
All 6 Synonyms of spin a yarn

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