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The word 'whispered'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
whisperedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.96824
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 58.1 10 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 175.8 5 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 32.8 3 2
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 101.1 22 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 25 4 2
GLA - Glasgow 22.8 5 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 62.4 5 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of whispered 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As sheu whispered tender wirds o love and strok on page 36

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
i stopped and whispered thank you on page 27

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
doon intae yun deep hol," he whispered, "dey'll be a troot lyin dere on page 9
"Mother?" Wha ir you?" Janet whispered. on page 23
in my bed dis moarnin," shü whispered, "Bit dunna tell Mam." on page 31
ain tae da Haa, Faider," shü whispered firmly, "ta aks Captain John on page 34
elt dee he wid come," Jeannie whispered, "an he's seen his bairn ... on page 35
Also on pages 36, 45
7 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e tae pit her claas up,” he whispered.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
n da waater. “Wheest!” he whispered. “Dunna gluff yon peerie fr
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ng da bonfire wi petrol,” I whispered. “Bide here …”
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
mooth close till her loog, an whispered "She's under sentence o execu on page 79
"Somebody sade," Alice whispered, "at id's done by everybody m on page 87
. "What are they doan?" Alice whispered till e Gryphon. "They canna h on page 105

5 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
been a marvellous host," she whispered, wavin a han afore Cora's fac on page 61

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an kneelin aside her bed, she whispered the wirds three times afore g
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
She teen his haan in hers an whispered her love and that she’d fin
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
At laist Ah whispered, “Ah’ll hae tae ging hame
Syne he looked at me an whispered, “Say it wis you that did i
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
s your IQ test,” his mither whispered in her new, fantoosh vyce,
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Sae the goddess appeared and whispered intae the women's lugs. "See on page 40

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s. “He must be lost,” she whispered. “Whit’s tae bomb here?
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
y in the dinin-room,' Matilda whispered. 'Ah'm sure they are.' on page 39
e. 'Watch yersels,' Hortensia whispered. Matilda and Lavender keeked on page 104
'Check this,' Honoria whispered. on page 106
it's gonnae happen?' Lavender whispered. on page 112
'Naw,' whispered Lavender. 'It's jist no possi on page 122
Also on pages 124, 159, 169, 178, 205, 206
17 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
de the wind howled. The trees whispered. The waves roared. People wer
mooth open in shock and stage whispered: “Robert!”
2 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
t in that wean's heid." Lewis whispered to Liam, pointing at Livvy.
the fence. "Gimme that." she whispered tae Liam. He discreetly chuck
2 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
up froze wae fricht, efter it whispered tae me in a bluid-curdlin his
1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
He whispered: "Ye are beyont acknowledgeme on page 112

2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
k a descendant tae me,” she whispered, “gin that’s quhit thoo
k a descendant tae me,” she whispered, “gin that’s quhit thoo
2 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ence, such actions are widely whispered about and there will be reven on page 57

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
'Cathy,' whispered a voice. 'Cathy, go to the nu on page 7

2 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
, Billy, whit’s a bairn?” whispered Jonny.
e don’t ‘hink..?” Jonny whispered. Billy minded the story in th
2 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
is hard thing. 'It's widd" he whispered. "'Widden boards!' on page 39

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
mibbe the ill-trickit goblin whispered some sleekit haivers intae hi on page 80

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
the dirk intae his haunds an whispered Daedalus’s plan.
dite was gettin impatient, an whispered intae Hippomenes’s lug, “
“Ye maun luve,” whispered Aphrodite, as mony times, int
3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
o thae cookery programmes,’ whispered her maw. ‘She’s awfie art
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
aunds he’s supposed tae huv whispered “this is thur last washin b

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
s mooth close tae hur lug, an whispered "She's under sentence o execu on page 81
"Somebody said," Ahlice whispered, "that eet's done b' abody mi on page 89
"Whit are they daen?" Ahlice whispered tae th Gryphon. "They cannae on page 108

5 matches

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