gaun
Britishverb
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There was nae soond but the wag-at-the-wa' tick-tickin', like an artifeecial cricket with the busiest, conthiest birr, an' my wairs gaun clickaty-click, when I heard a cheep, cheep.
From A Practical Novelist by John Davidson
Then she goes at ten, and I'm very glad she's gaun to a gude auld friend o' mine—Meester McKenzie, o' Glenbannock.
From Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show by F. Anstey
An old farmer remarked that “We’re gaun ower faur North.”
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by J. G. M'Pherson
Ay, an', as I was gaun to say, I'm seein' things differently lyin' here.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
Is it any wonder Chisholm burst out laughing when this venerable ghost began to sing— “Come under my plaidie, the night’s gaun to fa’.”
From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Gordon Stables
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