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Use in varieties of Scots

whistlin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 8.7 1.5 9.9 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences2217 1 1 1 1 1
Number of authors12 7 1 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of whistlin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
d the Flunkey, an he stairtit whistlin. on page 57

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ly, wi ootcrops o rock, trees whistlin an tiltin in the wind, an the on page 77

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
bit sumdy wis cheerin an wolf-whistlin so ah missed whit the teacher on page 15
p the back startet clappin an whistlin. Missus Auldhill jist smiled. on page 98

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Owch! it said. Then an unco whistlin soond cam oot o its neb. on page 90
's mooth and neb and lugs and whistlin as it cam. on page 98
But even as she spoke, the whistlin aw o a sudden stapped and the on page 99

5 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tter’s Saturday Night’ or whistlin ower the lave o’t, he has k
1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
bit sumdy wis cheerin an wolf-whistlin so ah missed whit the teacher
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
le leaves ma haun, spinnin an whistlin through the air afore smashin
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
g wae the eerie sound ae thur whistlin. Ailsa wis feart, her hert po
she wisnae awake either. The whistlin fae the nicht before echoed t
sistent wis the return ae the whistlin. It grew louder and louder as
numb tae it aw, apart fae the whistlin. She began tae stride across
had reached the source ae the whistlin, though it emanated fae amorp
5 matches

Doric

Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
the tenth floor! The win came whistlin in aboot so a shut it quick a
1 matches

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
No whistlin kettle on page 35

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Hestigeo, just in her goonie, whistlin on Jed. Da neebirs phoned her on page 16

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
," said th Fitman, an sterted whistlin. on page 56

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
said the Fitman, an stairtet whistlin. on page 57

1 matches

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