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Is the mission of wisdom only to peer into the uncertain future, with ear on the stretch for the footfall of sorrow that never may come--but deaf to the whirr of the wings of the happiness that fills all space?La seule mission de la sagesse est-elle d'écouter ainsi, dans un avenir incertain, les pas d'une souffrance qui ne viendra peut-être point, et de fermer l'oreille au bruit d'ailes d'un bonheur qui remplit l'espace de sa présence?Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
Turkeys run into the coppice, and pheasants whirr up from the path.Des dindons courent dans le taillis, et des faisans s'envolent avec bruit des bords du sentier.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The clock, in its wooden case, made a whirring noise, as though it were some consumptive trying to clear his throat, and then huskily struck half-past six.L'horloge, dans sa caisse de bois, eut un arrachement de mécanique poitrinaire, comme pour s'éclaircir la voix, et sonna sourdement le coup de six heures et demie.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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Word forms
whirr
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | whirr | *whirrs |
Possessive case | whirr's | *whirrs' |
whirr
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | whirred |
Imperative | whirr |
Present Participle (Participle I) | whirring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | whirred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirr | we whirr |
you whirr | you whirr |
he/she/it whirrs | they whirr |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am whirring | we are whirring |
you are whirring | you are whirring |
he/she/it is whirring | they are whirring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have whirred | we have whirred |
you have whirred | you have whirred |
he/she/it has whirred | they have whirred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been whirring | we have been whirring |
you have been whirring | you have been whirring |
he/she/it has been whirring | they have been whirring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirred | we whirred |
you whirred | you whirred |
he/she/it whirred | they whirred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was whirring | we were whirring |
you were whirring | you were whirring |
he/she/it was whirring | they were whirring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had whirred | we had whirred |
you had whirred | you had whirred |
he/she/it had whirred | they had whirred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been whirring | we had been whirring |
you had been whirring | you had been whirring |
he/she/it had been whirring | they had been whirring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will whirr | we shall/will whirr |
you will whirr | you will whirr |
he/she/it will whirr | they will whirr |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirring | we shall/will be whirring |
you will be whirring | you will be whirring |
he/she/it will be whirring | they will be whirring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have whirred | we shall/will have whirred |
you will have whirred | you will have whirred |
he/she/it will have whirred | they will have whirred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirring | we shall/will have been whirring |
you will have been whirring | you will have been whirring |
he/she/it will have been whirring | they will have been whirring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would whirr | we should/would whirr |
you would whirr | you would whirr |
he/she/it would whirr | they would whirr |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be whirring | we should/would be whirring |
you would be whirring | you would be whirring |
he/she/it would be whirring | they would be whirring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have whirred | we should/would have whirred |
you would have whirred | you would have whirred |
he/she/it would have whirred | they would have whirred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been whirring | we should/would have been whirring |
you would have been whirring | you would have been whirring |
he/she/it would have been whirring | they would have been whirring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am whirred | we are whirred |
you are whirred | you are whirred |
he/she/it is whirred | they are whirred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being whirred | we are being whirred |
you are being whirred | you are being whirred |
he/she/it is being whirred | they are being whirred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been whirred | we have been whirred |
you have been whirred | you have been whirred |
he/she/it has been whirred | they have been whirred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was whirred | we were whirred |
you were whirred | you were whirred |
he/she/it was whirred | they were whirred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being whirred | we were being whirred |
you were being whirred | you were being whirred |
he/she/it was being whirred | they were being whirred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been whirred | we had been whirred |
you had been whirred | you had been whirred |
he/she/it had been whirred | they had been whirred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirred | we shall/will be whirred |
you will be whirred | you will be whirred |
he/she/it will be whirred | they will be whirred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirred | we shall/will have been whirred |
you will have been whirred | you will have been whirred |
he/she/it will have been whirred | they will have been whirred |