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He even slightly shrugged his shoulders before the correctly twirled moustaches of Monsieur Péqueur des Saulaies.
Il haussa même légèrement les épaules devant les moustaches correctes de M. Péqueur des Saulaies.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Sidoine, satisfied, relapsed into sleep, nodding his head twirling his thumbs, more stupid than ever.
Sidoine, satisfait, se rendormit, dodelinant de la tête, tournant les pouces, plus bête que jamais.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
One of them, a dark-skinned man in his early twenties with thick, knitted eyebrows twirled a whip in his hand and rhythmically swatted the side of the truck with it.
L'un d'eux, un homme d'une vingtaine d'années à la peau foncée et aux sourcils épais, frappait régulièrement le côté de la camionnette avec son fouet.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
But the boy just kept looking down, twirling the line with his finger.
Celui-ci garda cependant les yeux rivés au sol et continua de triturer ma sonde.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Having sworn not to open his lips, appreciating, besides, the awkwardness of his position, he shifted from one foot to the other, twirled his thumbs, and laughed his simplest laugh.
S’étant juré de ne point desserrer les lèvres, sentant d’ailleurs toute la délicatesse de sa position, il dansait sur l’un et l’autre pied, roulait ses pouces, riait de son rire le plus niais.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
'One goes and another comes!' she cried, skipping and twirling round.
- Un s'en va, un autre arrive! cria-t-elle, sautant, pirouettant sur elle-même.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But the large burning tails appeared to be animated, they waggled as they spread out, all black and gold, with a constant twirling of scales, in which one divined the flow of the water.
Mais les grandes queues embrasées vivaient, remuantes à mesure qu’elles s’étalaient, noir et or, d’un continuel frissonnement d’écailles, où l’on sentait la coulée infinie de l’eau.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
As she talked to him, he reached forward, caught the one stray wisp of the white hair that was flying wild, deftly twirled it between his fingers, and tucked it back properly behind her ear.
Tandis qu'elle lui parlait, il avança la main pour attraper une mèche rebelle de ses cheveux blancs qui s'était défaite, la tortilla adroitement entre ses doigts, et la replaça soigneusement derrière l'oreille.
London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'Abime
Le Peuple de l'Abime
London, Jack
The People of the Abyss
London, Jack
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The old man listened with a sneer, twirling the while his staff between his fingers.
Le vieux écoutait, ricanant, faisant le moulinet avec son bâton.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

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twirl

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetwirltwirls
Possessive casetwirl'stwirls'

twirl

verb
Basic forms
Pasttwirled
Imperativetwirl
Present Participle (Participle I)twirling
Past Participle (Participle II)twirled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twirlwe twirl
you twirlyou twirl
he/she/it twirlsthey twirl
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twirlingwe are twirling
you are twirlingyou are twirling
he/she/it is twirlingthey are twirling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twirledwe have twirled
you have twirledyou have twirled
he/she/it has twirledthey have twirled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twirlingwe have been twirling
you have been twirlingyou have been twirling
he/she/it has been twirlingthey have been twirling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twirledwe twirled
you twirledyou twirled
he/she/it twirledthey twirled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twirlingwe were twirling
you were twirlingyou were twirling
he/she/it was twirlingthey were twirling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twirledwe had twirled
you had twirledyou had twirled
he/she/it had twirledthey had twirled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twirlingwe had been twirling
you had been twirlingyou had been twirling
he/she/it had been twirlingthey had been twirling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twirlwe shall/will twirl
you will twirlyou will twirl
he/she/it will twirlthey will twirl
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twirlingwe shall/will be twirling
you will be twirlingyou will be twirling
he/she/it will be twirlingthey will be twirling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twirledwe shall/will have twirled
you will have twirledyou will have twirled
he/she/it will have twirledthey will have twirled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twirlingwe shall/will have been twirling
you will have been twirlingyou will have been twirling
he/she/it will have been twirlingthey will have been twirling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twirlwe should/would twirl
you would twirlyou would twirl
he/she/it would twirlthey would twirl
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twirlingwe should/would be twirling
you would be twirlingyou would be twirling
he/she/it would be twirlingthey would be twirling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twirledwe should/would have twirled
you would have twirledyou would have twirled
he/she/it would have twirledthey would have twirled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been twirlingwe should/would have been twirling
you would have been twirlingyou would have been twirling
he/she/it would have been twirlingthey would have been twirling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am twirledwe are twirled
you are twirledyou are twirled
he/she/it is twirledthey are twirled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being twirledwe are being twirled
you are being twirledyou are being twirled
he/she/it is being twirledthey are being twirled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been twirledwe have been twirled
you have been twirledyou have been twirled
he/she/it has been twirledthey have been twirled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was twirledwe were twirled
you were twirledyou were twirled
he/she/it was twirledthey were twirled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being twirledwe were being twirled
you were being twirledyou were being twirled
he/she/it was being twirledthey were being twirled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been twirledwe had been twirled
you had been twirledyou had been twirled
he/she/it had been twirledthey had been twirled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be twirledwe shall/will be twirled
you will be twirledyou will be twirled
he/she/it will be twirledthey will be twirled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been twirledwe shall/will have been twirled
you will have been twirledyou will have been twirled
he/she/it will have been twirledthey will have been twirled