il hurlait

was screaming, was shouting

→ hurler
hurl to shout, to yell, to scream + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,450
was screaming, was shouting
FR: Le bébé hurlait toute la nuit.
EN: The baby was screaming all night.
Conjugation of hurler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third hurlait —

Il hurlait toujours.

He was still screaming.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Elle hurlait.

She was screaming.

La cabine téléphonique était occupée par un adolescent qui hurlait.

The phone booth was occupied by a screaming teenager.

Il hurlait.

He was screaming.

Dan hurlait comme une bête.

Dan was screaming like a beast.

Tom hurlait.

Tom was screaming.

Elle hurlait !

She was screaming!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il hurlait comme un chacal.

He howled like a jackal.

Elle hurlait dès qu'elle voyait une araignée.

She would scream whenever she saw a spider.

Le vent hurlait dans le gréement.

The wind howled through the rigging.

À ce moment-là, chacune de mes cellules hurlait de peur.

At that moment, every single one of my cells screamed with fear.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)