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Use in varieties of Scots

strugglin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 15.4 18.1 0 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4630 12 0 3 0 1
Number of authors28 20 6 1 1

Occurrences of strugglin in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
hoddin me up wae his arm. A'm strugglin tae stay awake, feelin dizzy on page 43

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The exowstit an strugglin teen mum on page 36

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
ye feel guid. If ye're really strugglin', put a pencil between yer te on page

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hile the rest ae the pack are strugglin tae build any real momentum. on page 39
oay back it's obvious they're strugglin tae contain him. on page 110
pless surrender ah find masel strugglin tae hud back the tears. Ah de on page 161

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n eddication the SNP hae been strugglin wi local Labour cooncils fer on page 8

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cheer her up but ah wis pure strugglin fur whit tae choose cause she on page 154

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
, an Horace wis drawn tae the strugglin republican cause. He jined up on page 100

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Strugglin, writin doon great tracts on page 130

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Mary wis strugglin up the stairs wi a filled was on page 44

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hat, Maw's neighbour Hazel is strugglin tae drag hur shoppin trolly a on page 2
s sorry tae hear that she wis strugglin. Ah mean, ah did it wi a baby on page 12
beds. Those who're awake are strugglin tae raise thakin, plastic spo on page 87

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
battleship she goes an Mither strugglin up like the flooers o the for
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
y wis listenin. Ah gave in ma strugglin an en a blacked oot intae th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
no fur gien up though, still strugglin, unwillin tae leave it when M
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
gh fur fuck sake?’ ah sais, strugglin tae push his carcass aff me.
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Oor Jacqueline’s been strugglin fur money an aw, an ye know h
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
They’re still strugglin, tryin tae turn the couch int
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
i’ a three point plan Efter strugglin’ wi’ nummer wan Two an’
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
run ‘n’ the coar. Jim wis strugglin tae keep the coar on the road
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae say. Efteraw, ah’m still strugglin tae wrap ma heid aroond his w
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@raiphsays tweeted
day! A save a big spider, aw strugglin in steves watter bowl! German(2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
lan. A plan so good it has ye strugglin tae put inty words how good. (2021) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
ms lit maist languages if yir strugglin firra linky wurd ye kin throw (2020) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
o' thoosands o' fowk already strugglin' tae cope wae this pandemic? (2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@DicaculusManiac strugglin the day so far - hopefully g (2020) twitter link
llReid1 spot on brother - am strugglin tae get games the noo cos awe (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
innermint it the sicht o Alec strugglin oot o the back seat - resurr on page 27
oot deein the girse...she wis strugglin te push the mower an Ah teen on page 51
heir best it the hymn singin, strugglin throwe The Lord's my Shepherd on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in!" Sandy lookit like he wis strugglin te keep in the lach as he lif on page 32

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
her hoosehold strugglin on page 9

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tie aboot the deal," he said, strugglin te keep a stracht face. "Ah'l on page 11
h must hiv leukit like Ah wis strugglin cis Pauline wrote oan er stri on page 43

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
strugglin wi his auld glesses (he hid t
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ither's fundin it wad be sair strugglin. Ye'll hae daen a richt fine
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s. His fingers groaped around strugglin tae get a haud o the canvas p
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
the North-East for fowk fa ar strugglin, is a role-model for onybody
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
iv been bare an fowk hiv been strugglin tae buy the necessities.
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
¼ fan a peerie paeg a rhuburb strugglin up troo da aald girse. on page 8
"I saa Alec strugglin ta his feet, an pittin his ai on page 20
a be blaan aff a her feet, an strugglin against da wind ta shut da po on page 34

3 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ic as @poleinbelfast hae been strugglin wi the aul Ulster Scots, sae (2014) twitter link