yarned
Spun tall tales
Yarned is the past tense of yarn, meaning to tell stories or spin tales, often at length and in a leisurely, rambling way: We yarned late into the night about our travels.
The usage comes from the nautical tradition of sailors telling stories while working rope yarn.
It's informal and somewhat old-fashioned.
Made by looping yarn
- crochetedMade by interlocking yarn loops
- woolSheared animal fiber
- skeinCoiled length of thread
- plyOne thickness
fiber · strand · spun · twisted · plied · needles · stitch · handcraft
Spoken or written narrative
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- narrativeAccount of events
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
fable · legend · saga · chronicle · folklore · myth · fireside · reminisced
Excessively wordy, tediously so
- verboseMore words than necessary
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- digressiveTending to stray topically
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
wandering · discursive · prolix · garrulous · loquacious · tedious · droning · prattled
knitted
Made by looping yarn
ply · fiber · strand · spun · twisted · plied · needles · stitch · handcraft · textile
tale
Spoken or written narrative
storyteller · fable · legend · saga · chronicle · folklore · myth · fireside · reminisced · recounted
long-winded
Excessively wordy, tediously so
- verboseMore words than necessary
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- digressiveTending to stray topically
meandering · wandering · discursive · prolix · garrulous · loquacious · tedious · droning · prattled · chatted
yarnedtestified
Declared under oath
documented · informed · briefed · deposed · chronicled
yarnedsummarized
Restated in fewer words
got to the point · cut to the chase · abbreviated · condensed · capsulized
- spin a yarnTell a lengthy tale
- to spin a yarnTell a lengthy story
- yarn ballWound fiber for knitting
- yarn spinningMaking thread from fiber
- yarn shopRetail fiber outlet
- wool yarnFiber spun from fleece