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Use in varieties of Scots

hissed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 11.2 38.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4521 24 0 0 0 0
Number of authors15 9 6

Occurrences of hissed in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Scratchy, look!' she hissed. He turnt roon, saw it pull u on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
irection "Quiet pork chop" he hissed. on page 190

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'It's burglars!' hissed the mither. "They're in the d on page 39

3 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
And tattie dads hissed in their tottie weans' lugs, on page 15

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
no in their costumes yet?" he hissed at the twa white-faced wimmen on page 134
aethin but a pack o lies!" he hissed at Violet. on page 151
e last thing I dae," the vyce hissed, "And when I've got it, I'll on page 158

3 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
e his heid, an uncurled snake hissed. on page 112

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules while its nine heids hissed and glowered and grogged pois on page 11
"Shut that cuddie's geggie!" hissed Hercules but it wis ower late on page 37

2 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
ve got nae chance wi her!" he hissed. on page 73

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“Dinnae turn roon,” she hissed. “Thur’s a boulder ahint
the mulk oot intae a pail. It hissed an frothed, aw creamy an fres
2 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
‘Wheesht, you!’ hissed Ailsa’s mither. ‘Dinnae s
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ate an come wi me,” a voice hissed. In the dim muinlit dormitory
Than ye cud be a lama,” he hissed ower his shoother, as he stra
a. Bit than he heard his vyce hissed in a Chinese accent: “Willi
a. Bit than he heard his vyce hissed in a Chinese accent: “Willi
ionable wey, he leant doon an hissed in his lug, “Tak ma advice.
5 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Leave er aleen," hissed Rosie. on page 15
comin wi the poodin ariddy?" hissed Rosie pyntin it fit leukit li on page 18
"Wheest!" hissed Joyce. "Jist listen." on page 42
re stage. "She's ginger," she hissed. "Ye canna hae a ginger psych on page 60
"Oh, fir Goad's sake," hissed Dottie, es Beldie made a beel on page 69
Also on pages 70
7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Shaddup," hissed Joyce, giein the mannie aside on page 7
"Fit's happenin noo?" hissed Morrice, trailin ahin them an on page 12
e a hairt attack as the train hissed till a halt an they aa got af on page 40

3 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
He hissed it wis on page 27

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
iscuits, ye gutsy besom," she hissed, wheechin awa the impty plate on page 25

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
"Ugly and glaikit!" hissed the cat. "If ye canna earn ye on page 22

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ed on a stick. It birssled an hissed an slid doon the stick inno t on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
sity, they crackit an spat an hissed. Jist as she placed the coals
'Get oot,' her mither hissed at her. 'Get oot an leave us
2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
ll gie him wrinkly auld man I hissed
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n in tae touch it but the cat hissed at her and backed aff. Mabel
tae come tae her but it jist hissed an tried tae clook her. She s
dna let her touch it and jist hissed at her if she tried. In the m
cat cloured at the widae and hissed. “JESUS!” Turnin tae the
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
reet like a towe, raise up an hissed..
ggitie Will, Wiggitie Will” hissed Angus, slidderin ower the mui
in a fantoosh cot in her day, hissed ower an coddlit bi
3 matches

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