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Dwine vs Gwine - What's the difference?

dwine | gwine |

As verbs the difference between dwine and gwine

is that dwine is to wither, decline, pine away while gwine is (nonstandard).

dwine

English

Verb

(dwin)
  • To wither, decline, pine away.

    • Anagrams

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    gwine

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard)
  • *1851-1852 , , Uncle Tom's Cabin , chapter 21:
  • *:(Chloe) Well, I want spectin nothin; only Sam, he's a gwine to de river with some colts, and he said I could go long with him; so I jes put my things together.

    • Usage notes

    Used almost exclusively in the African-American community, dated.

    Anagrams

    * African American Vernacular English