Hawming vs Gawming - What's the difference?
hawming | gawming |
* 1893 , Mrs. O. W. Scott, The Gilead Guards: A Story of War-times in a New England Town :
* 1916 , Daniel Leavens Cady, Adam Et Ux'', in ''Maize and Milkweed: Fifty-two Stalks :
* (rfdate) The Oddville Press Issue 3 , page 39:
'''Gawming''', ''adj.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gawky , ''q. v.
As verbs the difference between hawming and gawming
is that hawming is while gawming is .As an adjective gawming is
.gawming
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
- 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.”
- Yet Nancy's gawming son
- Set free more sad and hopeless men
- Than any king has done;
- "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.
