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Use in varieties of Scots

mutterin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.4 12.7 7.5 0 5.8 41.3 22.1
Number of occurrences4025 5 0 1 4 5
Number of authors21 11 5 1 1 3

Occurrences of mutterin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
came trottin in a awfy hurry, mutterin tae himsel as he came, "Och! on page 18
oast somehin; an she heard it mutterin tae itsel "The Duchess! The D on page 33
said the King; an he went oan mutterin aer the verses tae himsel: "' on page 119

3 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e caravan, shakin her heid an mutterin nonsense under her breath. on page 15

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Danny's mutterin fuckin calm it, Janet under h on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
am trottin alang at the toot, mutterin awa tae himsel, "Oh! The Duch on page 17
tertit tae hap itsel up weel, mutterin: "I'd better be awa hame, thi on page 31

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Thir wis mutterin an groanin, bit naebodie culd on page 14

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Mutterin through his yellae teeth. on page 20

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae him, could be heard softly mutterin "Wanker". Tae avoid causin an on page 31
tion tae hear the commentator mutterin they infamous last wurds: "An on page 35
y exit oot ae the pub withoot mutterin even as much as a 'gidbye'. on page 100
l. And aw ah kin hear is Aldo mutterin tae himself: "Ah cannae belie on page 134
ch results in a few ae they'm mutterin negativity under their breath on page 176

6 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Hillroun an aw the wey he wis mutterin an splutterin aboot the fairi on page 30
a big Geordie, cuid hear him mutterin awa in alow his braith as the on page 49

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ies back, shuttin his eyes an mutterin somehin aboot just restin the
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
d them above the wean's heid, mutterin some stuff ah couldnae unners
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
happen?” She left the sauna mutterin’ some incoherence aboot me
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tae. And by the wey he keeps mutterin a serious ae venomous expleti
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
trance door. At the same time mutterin under ma breath what a rancid
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah’m still mutterin desperate pleas fur mercy. Un
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Bella jinked an jouked aboot, mutterin tae hirsel, fyles movin as fe on page 84

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
followers trailin ahint him, mutterin obscenities. The auld manny h on page 74

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ht iv you'd spik up insteid o mutterin an mummilin aa the time." on page 22

1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
loun thocht he could hear him mutterin variously “ya dancer, ya be
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aboot throw his box o tools, mutterin nesty
1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
o back intae me hoose I guid, mutterin a curse as I did. Whit wis da
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ttin alang in a muckle hurry, mutterin tae himsel as ei eame, "Och! on page 17
st somethin; an she heard eet mutterin tae itsel "Th Duchess! Th Duc on page 32
King blurted oot, an went oan mutterin tae hisel, "important - unim on page 117
th King; an hei cairried oan mutterin ower th verses tae hisel: "'O on page 120

4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ear as she cud detect Grace's mutterin "God's truth" that punctuated on page 43

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Nae air fur sweerin, mutterin on page 18

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
trottin alang at a wile rate, mutterin tae maesel, es hae come, "Agh on page 18
t somethin; an shae hear't it mutterin tae itsel, "The Duchess! The on page 33
said the King, an hae went on mutterin ower the verses tae himsel: " on page 122

3 matches

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