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Use in varieties of Scots

whisperin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 9.5 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2219 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors13 10 3

Occurrences of whisperin in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
assmates n other younger wans whisperin. They kin see the determinati on page 45
burds ir glancin through and whisperin as they walk tae second perio on page 51

2 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
nent us in wir kitchen, their whisperin vyces a souch o pain, a seaso on page 55

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
a whisperin braith, a tap o wings. on page 16
whisperin daith) cam ower aa droosie on page 41

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
at yur every failure. The yin whisperin intae yur ear that yur nae gi on page 15
Paul began whisperin and gestured fur me tae come on page 32
ah says. "Anywey, why are yae whisperin? Aldo's no even here" ah add on page 34
he paralysin thoat that keeps whisperin intae yur ear: "A Price, is a on page 37
. Before uncharacteristically whisperin: "Lads, ah've goat gid news. on page 102
Also on pages 91, 193, 194
8 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Nae dashelt ghaist-whisperin wrack swept on page 16

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
eanin forrit in her chair and whisperin in a gurrie sort o voice Geor on page 10

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi white feathers whisperin on page 30

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
˜Pearcey!’ ah sais, in that whisperin voice that disnae really drap
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
im, but Phaedra held me back, whisperin, “Wheesht, sister! Dae ye w
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ard. Ah heard trees moanin an whisperin in the win’ as ah made meh
1 matches

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
air they were aye gigglin and whisperin, made me feel richt uncomfort on page 124

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
wakkened bi a noise; a kinna whisperin soun. ‘The win’s gettin u
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
r sweetie ...... am sure it's whisperin at ma fae the fridge(2011) search twitter

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