deafening Who acts: deafening noise, you, deafening silence, silence, people, thunder · What happens: be, hear, refuse, not answer, deafen, score · To what, where: anything, silence, earplugs, deafening ring, them
«deafening» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: deafening in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A deafening noise is extremely loud, so loud you can hardly hear anything else.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj cop advmod punct advmod advmod nsubj aux advmod conj obj advmod punct root A DET deafening NOUN noise NOUN is AUX extremely ADV loud ADJ , PUNCT so ADV loud ADV you PRON can AUX hardly ADV hear VERB anything PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noise det 2 deafening deafening NOUN Number=Sing 3 noise compound 3 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 6 loud nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 loud cop 5 extremely extremely ADV _ 6 loud advmod 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 hear punct 8 so so ADV _ 13 hear advmod 9 loud loud ADV _ 13 hear advmod 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 hear nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 hear aux 12 hardly hardly ADV _ 13 hear advmod 13 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 loud conj 14 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 hear obj 15 else else ADV _ 14 anything advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 loud punct
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1 is present a deafening noise extremely, loud property tree rules 2 hear can you anything hardly, loud property vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus
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: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.
A deafening silence is a silence that is very noticeable, for example when people refuse to answer.
The tree, 17 words det compound nsubj cop det nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct case obl advmod nsubj advcl mark xcomp punct root A DET deafening NOUN silence NOUN is AUX a DET silence NOUN that PRON is AUX very ADV noticeable ADJ , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN when ADV people NOUN refuse VERB to PART answer VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 silence det 2 deafening deafening NOUN Number=Sing 3 silence compound 3 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 6 silence nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 silence cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 silence det 6 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 noticeable nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 noticeable cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 noticeable advmod 10 noticeable noticeable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 silence acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 example punct 12 for for ADP _ 13 example case 13 example example NOUN Number=Sing 10 noticeable obl 14 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 refuse advmod 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 16 refuse nsubj 16 refuse refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 example advcl 17 to to PART _ 18 answer mark 18 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 refuse xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 silence punct
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1 is a present a deafening silence a silence tree rules 2 is present a silence for example; noticeable property tree rules 3 refuse present people vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 not answer speech: assert to-infinitive people not said here vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The thunder was deafening.
det nsubj aux punct root The DET thunder NOUN was AUX deafening VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thunder det 2 thunder thunder NOUN Number=Sing 4 deafening nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 deafening aux 4 deafening deafen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 deafening punct
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1 deafen past · progressive the thunder vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The crowd's cheer was deafening when we scored.
det nmod:poss case nsubj aux advmod nsubj advcl punct root The DET crowd NOUN 's PART cheer NOUN was AUX deafening VERB when ADV we PRON scored VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 4 cheer nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 crowd case 4 cheer cheer NOUN Number=Sing 6 deafening nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 deafening aux 6 deafening deafen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 scored advmod 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 scored nsubj 9 scored score VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 deafening advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 deafening punct
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1 deafen past · progressive the crowd's cheer vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 2 score past we vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 cheer the crowd nom cheer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The music at the concert was deafening, so we wore earplugs.
det nsubj case det nmod aux punct advmod nsubj parataxis obj punct root The DET music NOUN at ADP the DET concert NOUN was AUX deafening VERB , PUNCT so ADV we PRON wore VERB earplugs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 music det 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 7 deafening nsubj 3 at at ADP _ 5 concert case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 concert det 5 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 2 music nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 deafening aux 7 deafening deafen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 wore punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 wore advmod 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 wore nsubj 11 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 deafening parataxis 12 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 11 wore obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 deafening punct
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1 deafen past · progressive the music at the concert vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 2 wear past we earplugs vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent earplug=Source
Example 4 After the teacher's question there was a deafening silence.
case det nmod:poss case obl expl det compound nsubj punct root After ADP the DET teacher NOUN 's PART question NOUN there PRON was VERB a DET deafening NOUN silence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 5 question case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teacher det 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 question nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 teacher case 5 question question NOUN Number=Sing 7 was obl 6 there there PRON PronType=Dem 7 was expl 7 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 silence det 9 deafening deafening NOUN Number=Sing 10 silence compound 10 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 7 was nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 was punct
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1 be past a deafening silence there after the teacher's question vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 question the teacher nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The fire alarm made a deafening ring.
det compound nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET fire NOUN alarm NOUN made VERB a DET deafening NOUN ring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 alarm det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 alarm compound 3 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ring det 6 deafening deafening NOUN Number=Sing 7 ring compound 7 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past the fire alarm a deafening ring vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ring=Product
Example 6 A jet engine is deafening up close.
det compound nsubj aux advmod advmod punct root A DET jet NOUN engine NOUN is AUX deafening VERB up ADV close ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 engine det 2 jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 3 engine compound 3 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 5 deafening nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 deafening aux 5 deafening deafen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 up up ADV _ 7 close advmod 7 close close ADV Degree=Pos 5 deafening advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 deafening punct
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1 deafen present · progressive a jet engine close property vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 7 He, however, convinced them that there was no pig there, and then the applause was deafening.
The tree, 16 words nsubj punct advmod punct obj mark expl advcl det nsubj advmod punct cc advmod det nsubj aux advcl punct root He PRON , PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT convinced VERB them PRON that SCONJ there PRON was VERB no DET pig NOUN there ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ then ADV the DET applause NOUN was AUX deafening VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 convinced nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 He punct 3 however however ADV _ 5 convinced advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 however punct 5 convinced convince VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 convinced obj 7 that that SCONJ _ 9 was mark 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 was expl 9 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 convinced advcl 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 pig det 11 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 9 was nsubj 12 there there ADV PronType=Dem 11 pig advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 19 deafening punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 19 deafening cc 15 then then ADV PronType=Dem 19 deafening advmod 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 applause det 17 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 19 deafening nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 deafening aux 19 deafening deafen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 convinced advcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 convinced punct
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1 convince past He them = they however property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer 2 be past no pig there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 deafen past · progressive the applause then vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
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