gwine
Americanverb
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“Ya know ya can tell me. In fact, we gwine stand right here tills ya tell me.”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2019
“Ah, ha! Mr. Pocket! I’m a-comin’, I’m a-comin’, an’ I’m shorely gwine to get yer!
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018
I’m gwine to get yer as shore as punkins ain’t cauliflowers!”
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018
“Ain’t got nobody in all this world, Ain’t got nobody but ma self. I’s gwine to quit ma frownin’ And put ma troubles on the shelf.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 16, 2015
A whole lot of mens will grin in yo’ face, but dey ain’t gwine tuh work and feed yuh.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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