yarn vs recounting

yarn and recounting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yarn	Yes	No	Yes	No
recounting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recounting is a hyponym of yarn; that is, recounting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yarn:

yarn: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
recounting: an act of narration

Other hyponyms of yarn include relation, telling.

yarn (noun)	recounting (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	an act of narration
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

yarn (verb)	recounting (verb)
tell or spin a yarn