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Use in varieties of Scots

closin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 6.9 16 0 5.8 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences2613 10 0 1 1 1
Number of authors21 10 9 1 1 1

Occurrences of closin in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
He's closin in oan us at lightnin speed. on page 112

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
eerit him oot intae the hall, closin the dinin room door ahent him on page 35
he crowds at five meenits tae closin on a Friday nicht but she had on page 101

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the council are talkin aboot closin half the libraries doon. on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
s future 'index-linked' - bi closin wards. on page 13

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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s an goes back intae the room closin the door quietly behind him.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
McDade’s closin the gap doon, his relative fi
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ick it up; or her fingers fae closin roond the gowden globe an hau
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Kat thocht she saw a wee door closin on the tap o its heid.
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ition, but ah don't think the closin date's tae next week.'
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
iliar sound ae Ailsa’s door closin ower. Sometimes though, Ailsa
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
e. An onywey,” Till soucht, closin up his een, “It’s no an a
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
krupt m8 - point taken about closin the borders though - b oan t (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
The loccie wirks wis closin doon, an that meant her faith on page 17

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
It's nae closin time yet but ah'm sure Da's d on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"At's me hame!" cried Ina, closin the door ahin er wi a bang. on page 26

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n the wee craftie aside Oyne. Closin ma een, Ah hear again the lac on page 78

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
hat Peterheid Prison micht be closin'. Fit d'ye think o' that? I t
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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
- Contributin till closin the attainment gap an improvi
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Freeman, Rebekah Honesty, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, weans
the daurk is closin in.
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in sound and shakin his heed. Closin the beuk wi a snap that made
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ats an rifles!! I stoppit mid closin my waterticht doors an shot m
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Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
y deen an the shipyairds were closin doon. Is the ile the major in

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I fight da system by closin an reloadin youtube videos ti (2021) twitter link

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
s future 'index-linked' - bi closin wards. on page 218

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
A clak o a dure openin an closin. Nairae shoulers chitterin. M on page 1

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