Also written awaal, awhahl Yks.
Also written awaal, awhahl Yks. ; awhilde Shr.1 [awaH, awoi'l.] 1. adv. As yet.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
(US, south-central, _, Pennsylvania, ) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
Take two cupfuls of rolled oats, put in bread pan, turn on four cupfuls of boiling water, stir for awhile.
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(US, dialect) Afterwards.
Afterwhile is a US dialectal adverb meaning 'after a while' or 'afterwards,' used predominantly in rural Southern American speech. It collapses 'after a while' into a single word, reflecting the natural elision of casual speech. It conveys a vague future time — something that will happen eventually, without urgency. Heard in older Southern fiction and still present in some rural communities.
(Ireland) A little while; a short time.
I read the comic for awhile. Enjoyed it for what it was.
“OH! 😭 You're the one who wrote this masterpiece! And PFFTTTTT I'M SO SORRY! It's been awhile since I had read it and I knew it started with T lmaooo”
“I’ve been stewing for awhile on the idea of an AI based moderator for something like a Facebook group and you’ve done a decent job of describing it.”
“you know, i never considered the idea that maybe if im making a bunch if dog sonas that dont stick, i should try being a cat for awhile”
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For some time; for a short time.
Sit with me awhile.
“reading this in the situation i'm in has been the most devastating (short) read ive had in awhile”
“It's felt for awhile that squares execs resent ff14's success. I assume they're all in on every tech bro thing too like many of their western counter-parts and hate that consumers don't want any of it.”
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