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Gamming vs Gawming - What's the difference?

gamming | gawming |

As verbs the difference between gamming and gawming

is that gamming is present participle of lang=en while gawming is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective gawming is

alternative form of lang=en.

gamming

English

Verb

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  • gawming

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

  • * 1893 , Mrs. O. W. Scott, The Gilead Guards: A Story of War-times in a New England Town :
  • A sniff of strong ammonia could not have revived Martha's drooping spirits more effectually. “Miss him!” she repeated, “don't worry about my missin' that gawming creature. I shall be able to keep things decently clean after he's out o' the way.”
  • * 1916 , Daniel Leavens Cady, Adam Et Ux'', in ''Maize and Milkweed: Fifty-two Stalks :
  • Yet Nancy's gawming son
    Set free more sad and hopeless men
    Than any king has done;
  • * (rfdate) The Oddville Press Issue 3 , page 39:
  • "You're a great boy", said Anita to her gawming brother.

    References

    (References) * Lowsley, A glossary of Berkshire words and phrases'', section on ''Rutland words (1888): GAWMING, adj. lanky and ragged. "You won't like the looks of them flowers in that border, they looks so gauming" * Francis Grose, A provincial glossary: with a collection of local proverbs'' (1811): ''Gawming , aukward, lubberly. * Arthur Benoni Evans, ?Sebastian Evans, Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs'', volume 17 (1881), page 158: Gawm''', ''v. a.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gaum''', ''q. v.''
    '''Gawming''', ''adj.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gawky
    , ''q. v.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

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