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Use in varieties of Scots

grabbin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 11.8 10.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3023 7 0 0 0 0
Number of authors16 11 5

Occurrences of grabbin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
moan!" cried the Gryphon, an, grabbin Alice bi the haun, it hurrit on page 105

1 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Ah open the fridge, grabbin the pot ay stovies an peel th on page 10

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
it's aw clammy an weak, like grabbin a hawd ae a deid _ fish. Ah h on page 13
'Moan, hen,' ah say, grabbin Dolly by the airm. 'Backstage on page 27
g here?' the taller wan says, grabbin me while his wee blady accomp on page 28
He starts grabbin at his chest then he's slappi on page 30

4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ard him sey, it the like time grabbin the lassie's haund an fechtin on page 27

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
reipin wi a cauld sweit - an grabbin the lass's sark frae a stuil, on page 65

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n a supermarket sweep oan me. Grabbin anyhing she thoat wis "cute" on page 152

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
eemit forever they warkit on, grabbin at bacon rolls an plastic cup on page 52

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e yi can sing fur it ya money grabbin bitch. An then Wully McCoy he on page 79
wur due tae leave ah felt lik grabbin them baith an chibbin them wa on page 163

2 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
his the tail ae the Moose fur grabbin?" on page 10

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
no answerin it.’ Tam sais, grabbin ma airm, haudin me back. Ah k
he money fur him!’ he sais, grabbin me.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
get a round in!’ she sais, grabbin the kitty aff the table an st
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
yies any longer.’ ah sais, grabbin the holdall an makin fur the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’t need tae think aboot it, grabbin the wine aff him an takin sev
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
his drink an reaches forward, grabbin the boatle an pourin another
need tae go.’ McDade sais, grabbin them by the airm, ‘Ah’d t
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
h a misery guts,’ she said, grabbin his cheek atween forefinger a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah open the fridge, grabbin the pot ay stovies an peel th
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Grabbin’ ma wee phone fur snaps;
1 matches

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
cratched, an I sneaked aboot. Grabbin hanfoos o hair. Stickin ma fi on page 58

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
l features'," keckled Beldie, grabbin the voluminous undergarmints, on page 73

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ctir o a blonde-heidit, money-grabbin, balloonbreestit flee-up aat' on page 37

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
uds me te ransom," said Jack, grabbin the letter and leukin ower it on page 7

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Grabbin, draggin him bi thi hair, on page 22

1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
fles made for bairns tae use. Grabbin een I could see that they eve
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
oise like something faain, so grabbin the lantern she walked a step
1 matches

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