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Use in varieties of Scots

growl Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 8.2 9 9.9 0 31 4.4
Number of occurrences2716 6 1 0 3 1
Number of authors14 7 4 1 1 1

Occurrences of growl in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the Duchess said, in a hoarse growl, "the wirld wid go roon a loa on page 59
tail when it's happy. Bit ah growl when ah'm happy, an wag ma ta on page 64
received knife an foark wae a growl, on page 104

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
first tae speak wae his usual growl. on page 21
son, walks forward, tryin tae growl at us. Eck slaps him across t on page 25

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
e dug loupit up tae snarl and growl on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
s," the Duchess gied a hairse growl, "the warld wad burl roun a g on page 44

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Right, and?" ah growl. on page 179

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
sigh so hard it sounds like a growl. Ah push and shove ma way thr on page 116

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Wi a muckle growl and a crabbit roar, the Lion on page 8

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
s the three dugs stairtit tae growl, the toonsfowk juickly chynge on page 48

1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
tae annoy the dug. Davie wid growl and yap for aa he wis worth m
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Dave gied a throaty growl somewhaur short o an actual r
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
€™ve goat maire time’’ ah growl. ‘’So, how does two minut
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Bob Sim gied a growl that made it clear he didna e on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
s beasts that nicher, roar an growl on page 15

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
" e Duchess sade, in a hoarse growl, "e world wid go roond a deal on page 57
tail when id's pleased. Noo A growl when A'm pleased, an wag ma t on page 62
r received knife an fork wi a growl, on page 102

3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ane he'd break oot sweatin an growl lik a sick doag.' on page 118

1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ccelerates, expectan a rippan growl. But the Lamborghini is quiet
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
th Duchess said, in a hoarse growl, "th world would gaun roond a on page 58
il when eet's pleased. Noo Ah growl when Ah'm pleased, an wag ma on page 63
r received knife an fork wi a growl, on page 104

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
s tail whin it's happy. Noo A growl whin A'm pleased, an wag mae on page 64

1 matches

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