Progressive Participles Flashcards

1
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bâillant

A

yawning

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2
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ronchonnant

A

grumbling

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3
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rétrécissant

A

shrinking

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4
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ôtant

A

removing

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5
Q

fendant

A

cutting through

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6
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s’éclaircissant la gorge

A

clearing his throat

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7
Q

privant

A

depriving

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8
Q

écumant

A

foaming

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9
Q

grouillant

A

to be crawling with

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10
Q

bafouillant

A

sputtering

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11
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grouillant

A

swarming

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12
Q

pestant

A

cursing

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13
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piétinant

A

trampling on

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14
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tapi

A

lurking

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15
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dépourvu

A

lacking

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16
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tapie

17
Q

bringebalant

18
Q

agrémentant

A

augmenting

19
Q

mugissement

20
Q

insufflant

A

instilling

21
Q

cuisant

A

burning / stinging

22
Q

en claudiquant

23
Q

meuglant

24
Q

glapissant

25
tanguant
lurching
26
barbotant
splashing around
27
lisant
reading
28
reniflant
sniffing
29
fulminant
fuming
30
agonisant
dying
31
s’étouffant
choking
32
aspergeant
spraying
33
échouant
failing
34
gisant
lying (as though wounded or dead)
35
fustigeant
lambasting
36
louchant
squinting
37
pâlissant
fading
38
mets en exergue
highlights