clingy

Who acts: clingy toddler, puppy, little brother, you, her, wet T shirt · What happens: want, be, not want, leave, stick, follow · To what, where: clingy toddler, me, her, clingy plastic, food, suitcases

«clingy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: clingy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of a person or pet — kept apart, not parsed.

Always wanting to be close to someone and not wanting to be left alone: a clingy toddler.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 wanting	advmod
2	wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	5 close	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 close	cop
5	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wanting	xcomp
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 someone	case
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 close	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 wanting	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 wanting	advmod
10	wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 close	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	13 left	mark
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 left	aux:pass
13	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 wanting	xcomp
14	alone	alone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 left	xcomp
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 wanting	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 toddler	det
17	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 toddler	amod
18	toddler	toddler	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wanting	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	want	gerund		a clingy toddler	always property	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot toddler=Theme
2	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	a clingy toddler not said here		to someone; close property	tree rules
3	not want	gerund	a clingy toddler not said here			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4	leave not said to happen	to-infinitive · passive	a clingy toddler not said here		alone property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: of clothes or material — kept apart, not parsed.

Sticking closely to the body or to things: a clingy T-shirt, clingy plastic wrap.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sticking	stick	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 shirt	csubj
2	closely	closely	ADV	_	1 Sticking	advmod
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 body	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 body	det
5	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sticking	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 things	cc
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 things	case
8	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 body	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 shirt	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 shirt	det
11	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 shirt	amod
12	T	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 shirt	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 T	punct
14	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 wrap	punct
16	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 wrap	amod
17	plastic	plastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 wrap	amod
18	wrap	wrap	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 shirt	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 shirt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stick	gerund						to the body or things; closely property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to body=Co-Patient

Example 1

The puppy was clingy and followed me everywhere.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 clingy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 clingy	cop
4	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 followed	cc
6	followed	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 clingy	conj
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 followed	obj
8	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	PronType=Tot	6 followed	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 clingy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the puppy					clingy property	tree rules
2	follow	past	the puppy not said here	me				everywhere property	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

Example 2

My little brother is clingy on his first day at nursery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clingy	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 clingy	cop
5	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 day	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 day	nmod:poss
8	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 day	amod
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clingy	obl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 nursery	case
11	nursery	nursery	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 day	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 clingy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My little brother				day	clingy property	tree rules

Example 3

Don't be so clingy — let her play with others too.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 clingy	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 clingy	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 clingy	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 clingy	advmod
5	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 let	punct
7	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 clingy	conj
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 let	obj
9	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 let	xcomp
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 others	case
11	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 play	obl
12	too	too	ADV	_	9 play	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 clingy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not is	imperative · do-support	you not said here		clingy property	tree rules
2	let	infinitive	you not said here	her = she		tree rules
3	play	infinitive	her = she not said here		with others	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with other=Theme

Example 4

The wet T-shirt was clingy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shirt	det
2	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shirt	amod
3	T	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shirt	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 T	punct
5	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 clingy	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 clingy	cop
7	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 clingy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the wet T shirt					clingy property	tree rules

Example 5

Cling film is clingy plastic for wrapping food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cling	cling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 film	compound
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plastic	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plastic	cop
4	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plastic	amod
5	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 wrapping	mark
7	wrapping	wrap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 plastic	acl
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wrapping	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 plastic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Cling film	clingy plastic					tree rules
2	wrap	gerund	clingy plastic not said here	food					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 6

The kitten got clingy when we packed our suitcases.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kitten	det
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	clingy	clingy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 got	xcomp
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 packed	advmod
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 packed	nsubj
7	packed	pack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 got	advcl
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 suitcases	nmod:poss
9	suitcases	suitcase	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 packed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the kitten					clingy property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	pack	past	we	our suitcases					vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suitcase=Theme

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