Meanings
present singular third person yarnstorms · participle present yarnstorming · participle past yarnstormed · past yarnstormed
- transitiveSynonym of yarn bomb (“to cover a public structure with decorative knitted yarn, as a form of graffiti or street art”).
In London, Knit the City has "yarnstormed" fountains and fences. And in Melbourne, Australia, a woman known as Bali conjures up cozies for bike racks and bus stops.
2011 May 19, Malia Wollan, “Creating Graffiti With Yarn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2024Synonyms: yarn bomb
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of yarn bomb (“to cover a public structure with decorative knitted yarn, as a form of graffiti or street art”).
nounSynonym of yarn bomb (“a decorative knitted yarn item, placed on a public structure as a form of graffiti or street art”)
Origin
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yarnstorm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarnstorm
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