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'''When she is lying on the grass, they pry open her fist and see that it has fastened upon an object, a polished grey stone with a whirl of white staring out of its centre like an all-seeing eye.»Cuando está tendida en la hierba, le abren el puño a la fuerza y ven que aferra un objeto, una bruñida piedra gris con un remolino blanco en el centro que mira fijamente como un ojo que todo lo viera.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
The figure whirled and the flashlight beam washed over my face.La figura se giró al instante y el haz de la linterna cayó sobre mi rostro.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
The air hummed with the sound of flies whirling in small speckled clouds over the dead.El aire zumbaba con el sonido de las moscas que se arremolinaban en pequeñas nubes moteadas sobre los muertos.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
The weather was getting worse; snowflakes whirled round us as our coats and the prior's habit billowed in the wind.El tiempo empeoraba rápidamente; los copos de nieve giraban a nuestro alrededor y el viento agitaba nuestras capas y el hábito del prior.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
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Word forms
whirl
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | whirl | whirls |
Possessive case | whirl's | whirls' |
whirl
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | whirled |
Imperative | whirl |
Present Participle (Participle I) | whirling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | whirled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirl | we whirl |
you whirl | you whirl |
he/she/it whirls | they whirl |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am whirling | we are whirling |
you are whirling | you are whirling |
he/she/it is whirling | they are whirling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have whirled | we have whirled |
you have whirled | you have whirled |
he/she/it has whirled | they have whirled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been whirling | we have been whirling |
you have been whirling | you have been whirling |
he/she/it has been whirling | they have been whirling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirled | we whirled |
you whirled | you whirled |
he/she/it whirled | they whirled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was whirling | we were whirling |
you were whirling | you were whirling |
he/she/it was whirling | they were whirling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had whirled | we had whirled |
you had whirled | you had whirled |
he/she/it had whirled | they had whirled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been whirling | we had been whirling |
you had been whirling | you had been whirling |
he/she/it had been whirling | they had been whirling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will whirl | we shall/will whirl |
you will whirl | you will whirl |
he/she/it will whirl | they will whirl |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirling | we shall/will be whirling |
you will be whirling | you will be whirling |
he/she/it will be whirling | they will be whirling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have whirled | we shall/will have whirled |
you will have whirled | you will have whirled |
he/she/it will have whirled | they will have whirled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirling | we shall/will have been whirling |
you will have been whirling | you will have been whirling |
he/she/it will have been whirling | they will have been whirling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would whirl | we should/would whirl |
you would whirl | you would whirl |
he/she/it would whirl | they would whirl |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be whirling | we should/would be whirling |
you would be whirling | you would be whirling |
he/she/it would be whirling | they would be whirling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have whirled | we should/would have whirled |
you would have whirled | you would have whirled |
he/she/it would have whirled | they would have whirled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been whirling | we should/would have been whirling |
you would have been whirling | you would have been whirling |
he/she/it would have been whirling | they would have been whirling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am whirled | we are whirled |
you are whirled | you are whirled |
he/she/it is whirled | they are whirled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being whirled | we are being whirled |
you are being whirled | you are being whirled |
he/she/it is being whirled | they are being whirled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been whirled | we have been whirled |
you have been whirled | you have been whirled |
he/she/it has been whirled | they have been whirled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was whirled | we were whirled |
you were whirled | you were whirled |
he/she/it was whirled | they were whirled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being whirled | we were being whirled |
you were being whirled | you were being whirled |
he/she/it was being whirled | they were being whirled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been whirled | we had been whirled |
you had been whirled | you had been whirled |
he/she/it had been whirled | they had been whirled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirled | we shall/will be whirled |
you will be whirled | you will be whirled |
he/she/it will be whirled | they will be whirled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirled | we shall/will have been whirled |
you will have been whirled | you will have been whirled |
he/she/it will have been whirled | they will have been whirled |