Crave vs Yarn - What's the difference?
crave | yarn |
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
* Edmund Gurney
To ask for earnestly.
* Shakespeare
* Bible, Mark xv. 43
(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
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As verbs the difference between crave and yarn
is that crave is to desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for while yarn is to tell a story.As a noun yarn is
a twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.crave
English
Verb
(crav)- I know I should diet more, but every afternoon I crave a soda so I have one.
- His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
- I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
- I crave your honour's pardon.
- Joseph went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
Derived terms
* cravingAnagrams
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English
Noun
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn , but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}
