gittin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then he says, ‘We must be keerful, For the cider’s gittin low.’
From Time • Oct. 15, 2015
When the butchering is over Then the farmer feels so-so; But he’s always sort of worried, Fears the cider’s gittin low.
From Time • Oct. 15, 2015
Which, as she was born in the Bronx, is pronounced "We gittin they!"
From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2014
“Hush, now. Luster gone to git de surrey en take you to de graveyard. We aint gwine risk gittin yo cap,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
“Listen to me, Jeth; you’re gittin to be a sizable boy. There’s goin’ to be a lot of things in the years ahead that you’ll have to stand.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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