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In a short time they were close in to the motte, yet still no arrow whizzed out.En peu de temps, ils furent tout près de l'îlot. Pas une flèche n'avait sifflé encore.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The bell rung, the steamer whizzed, the engine groaned and coughed, and away swept the boat down the river.La cloche tinta, la vapeur siffla, la machine gémit, haleta, et le bateau descendit la rivière.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Then came the reports of the guns; the crack- crack-crack of rifles; the louder detonations of the Spanish pieces, mingled with the whizzing sound of Indian arrows.Puis on entendit le bruit des coups de fusil, la pétarade des rifles et les détonations plus fortes des tromblons espagnols, mêlés aux sifflements des flèches indiennes.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
An arrow whizzed past my head as he came up; but in his hurry he had aimed badly.Une flèche siffla à mes oreilles; dans sa précipitation, il avait mal visé.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
His voice rang out like the alarm-bell of the days of revolution, while bullets whizzed by, and the Bank of France was sacked and the money of respectable citizens was stolen and shared.Tout le tocsin des journées d'émeute sonnait dans sa voix, avec le sifflement des balles, les caisses de la Banque éventrées, l'argent des bourgeois volé et partagé.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Claude, whose spirits had revived amidst that martial odour, grew animated and pugnacious as he listened to the laughter of the public. He looked as defiant, indeed, as if he had heard bullets whizzing past him.Claude, ragaillardi par ce souffle de lutte, s’animait, se fâchait, écoutait maintenant monter les rires du public, l’air provocant, comme s’il eût entendu siffler des balles.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The men laughed at this rough sally; and El Sol, smiling, again picked up the arrow, and sent it whizzing through the body of one of the coyotes.Tout le monde se mit à rire à cette saillie; El-Sol ne se fit pas prier, et ajouta un coyote aux victimes déjà sacrifiées.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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Word forms
whizz
noun, singular
Singular | |
Common case | whizz |
Possessive case | - |
whizz
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | whizz | whizzes |
Possessive case | whizz's | whizzes' |
whizz
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | whizzed |
Imperative | whizz |
Present Participle (Participle I) | whizzing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | whizzed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whizz | we whizz |
you whizz | you whizz |
he/she/it whizzes | they whizz |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am whizzing | we are whizzing |
you are whizzing | you are whizzing |
he/she/it is whizzing | they are whizzing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have whizzed | we have whizzed |
you have whizzed | you have whizzed |
he/she/it has whizzed | they have whizzed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been whizzing | we have been whizzing |
you have been whizzing | you have been whizzing |
he/she/it has been whizzing | they have been whizzing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whizzed | we whizzed |
you whizzed | you whizzed |
he/she/it whizzed | they whizzed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was whizzing | we were whizzing |
you were whizzing | you were whizzing |
he/she/it was whizzing | they were whizzing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had whizzed | we had whizzed |
you had whizzed | you had whizzed |
he/she/it had whizzed | they had whizzed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been whizzing | we had been whizzing |
you had been whizzing | you had been whizzing |
he/she/it had been whizzing | they had been whizzing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will whizz | we shall/will whizz |
you will whizz | you will whizz |
he/she/it will whizz | they will whizz |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be whizzing | we shall/will be whizzing |
you will be whizzing | you will be whizzing |
he/she/it will be whizzing | they will be whizzing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have whizzed | we shall/will have whizzed |
you will have whizzed | you will have whizzed |
he/she/it will have whizzed | they will have whizzed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whizzing | we shall/will have been whizzing |
you will have been whizzing | you will have been whizzing |
he/she/it will have been whizzing | they will have been whizzing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would whizz | we should/would whizz |
you would whizz | you would whizz |
he/she/it would whizz | they would whizz |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be whizzing | we should/would be whizzing |
you would be whizzing | you would be whizzing |
he/she/it would be whizzing | they would be whizzing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have whizzed | we should/would have whizzed |
you would have whizzed | you would have whizzed |
he/she/it would have whizzed | they would have whizzed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been whizzing | we should/would have been whizzing |
you would have been whizzing | you would have been whizzing |
he/she/it would have been whizzing | they would have been whizzing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am whizzed | we are whizzed |
you are whizzed | you are whizzed |
he/she/it is whizzed | they are whizzed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being whizzed | we are being whizzed |
you are being whizzed | you are being whizzed |
he/she/it is being whizzed | they are being whizzed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been whizzed | we have been whizzed |
you have been whizzed | you have been whizzed |
he/she/it has been whizzed | they have been whizzed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was whizzed | we were whizzed |
you were whizzed | you were whizzed |
he/she/it was whizzed | they were whizzed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being whizzed | we were being whizzed |
you were being whizzed | you were being whizzed |
he/she/it was being whizzed | they were being whizzed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been whizzed | we had been whizzed |
you had been whizzed | you had been whizzed |
he/she/it had been whizzed | they had been whizzed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be whizzed | we shall/will be whizzed |
you will be whizzed | you will be whizzed |
he/she/it will be whizzed | they will be whizzed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whizzed | we shall/will have been whizzed |
you will have been whizzed | you will have been whizzed |
he/she/it will have been whizzed | they will have been whizzed |