Progressive Participles Flashcards

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1
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bâillant

A

yawning

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2
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ronchonnant

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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
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privant

A

depriving

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8
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écumant

A

foaming

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9
Q

grouillant

A

to be crawling with

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10
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bafouillant

A

sputtering

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11
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grouillant

A

swarming

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12
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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

A

lurking

17
Q

bringebalant

A

juddering

18
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agrémentant

A

augmenting

19
Q

mugissement

A

wailing

20
Q

insufflant

A

instilling

21
Q

cuisant

A

burning / stinging

22
Q

en claudiquant

A

limping

23
Q

meuglant

A

mooing

24
Q

glapissant

A

squealing

25
Q

tanguant

A

lurching

26
Q

barbotant

A

splashing around

27
Q

lisant

A

reading

28
Q

reniflant

A

sniffing

29
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fulminant

A

fuming

30
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agonisant

A

dying

31
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s’étouffant

A

choking

32
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aspergeant

A

spraying

33
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échouant

A

failing

34
Q

gisant

A

lying (as though wounded or dead)

35
Q

fustigeant

A

lambasting

36
Q

louchant

A

squinting

37
Q

pâlissant

A

fading

38
Q

mets en exergue

A

highlights