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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶WHUTTLING, vbl.n. “A whispering, a quickening” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 479).
[It is not clear what MacTaggart means by his definition. The word may be a variant of or mistake for Whitter, v.2, 2.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Whuttling vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 11 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/whuttling>
