menacing

Who acts: Seeming, dog, Menacing clouds, Mole, bully, weasels · What happens: seem, cause, threaten, menace, put, give · To what, where: harm, someone, menacing growl, hills, faces, Wild Wood

«menacing» 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: menacing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Seeming likely to cause harm; threatening: «a menacing look».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 threatening	csubj
2	likely	likely	ADV	_	1 Seeming	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	4 cause	mark
4	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Seeming	advcl
5	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cause	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 threatening	punct
7	threatening	threaten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 threatening	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 look	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 look	det
11	menacing	menace	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 look	amod
12	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 threatening	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 look	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 threatening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund			likely property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	cause	to-infinitive		harm		vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient
3	threaten	gerund	Seeming			tree rules
4	menace in a quote	gerund				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

Threatening or putting someone or something in danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Threatening	threaten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 putting	cc
3	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Threatening	conj
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 putting	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 something	cc
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 someone	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 danger	case
8	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Threatening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	threaten	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	put	gerund			someone				vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent someone=Goal

Example 1

The dog gave a menacing growl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 growl	det
5	menacing	menace	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 growl	amod
6	growl	growl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the dog	a menacing growl					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent growl=Theme
2	menace	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

Menacing clouds gathered over the hills.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Menacing	menace	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 clouds	amod
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gathered	nsubj
3	gathered	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 hills	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hills	det
6	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gathered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gathered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	menace	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	gather	past	Menacing clouds			the hills			vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The Mole saw menacing faces in the Wild Wood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mole	det
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	menacing	menace	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 saw	xcomp
5	faces	face	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 menacing	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 Wood	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Wood	det
8	Wild	Wild	PROPN	_	9 Wood	flat
9	Wood	Wood	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 menacing	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	the Mole						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	menace	gerund	the Mole not said here	faces		the Wild Wood			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus face=Experiencer

Example 4

The bully gave him a menacing look.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bully	det
2	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 look	det
6	menacing	menace	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 look	amod
7	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the bully	a menacing look	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient look=Theme
2	menace	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

The weasels came forward with menacing sticks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 weasels	det
2	weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	forward	forward	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 sticks	case
6	menacing	menacing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sticks	compound
7	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come forward	past	the weasels					with menacing sticks; forward property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

A menacing silence fell over the room.

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	menacing	menacing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 silence	compound
3	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	nsubj
4	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 room	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 room	det
7	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	a menacing silence			the room			vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over room=Location

Example 7

The cleric wrapped himself into himself, and became lean and menacing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cleric	det
2	cleric	cleric	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrapped	nsubj
3	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 wrapped	obj
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 himself	case
6	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 wrapped	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 became	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 became	cc
9	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wrapped	parataxis
10	lean	lean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 became	xcomp
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 menacing	cc
12	menacing	menace	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 lean	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wrapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wrap	past	the cleric	cleric	into cleric	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme into himself=Destination
2	become	past			lean property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	menace	gerund				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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