mocking Who acts: Mocking, they, that, you, sister, He · What happens: mean, laugh, copy, speak, move, mock · To what, where: someone, voice, unkind fun, accent, mocking laugh, ball · Speech: someone speaks here
«mocking» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: mocking in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mocking means laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often by copying how they speak or move.
The tree, 19 words nsubj xcomp case obl cc conj case det amod nmod punct advmod mark advcl advmod nsubj advcl cc conj punct root Mocking NOUN means VERB laughing VERB at ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON in ADP an DET unkind ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT often ADV by SCONJ copying VERB how ADV they PRON speak VERB or CCONJ move VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mocking mocking NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 at at ADP _ 5 someone case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 laughing obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 something cc 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 someone conj 8 in in ADP _ 11 way case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 10 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 something nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 copying punct 13 often often ADV _ 15 copying advmod 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 copying mark 15 copying copy VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 laughing advcl 16 how how ADV PronType=Int 18 speak advmod 17 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 speak nsubj 18 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 copying advcl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 move cc 20 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 speak conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Mocking vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 laugh not said to happen gerund Mocking not said here someone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 copy gerund Mocking not said here often property vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 speak speech: other present they vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 move present they not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
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 As an adjective, mocking describes a voice, smile or look that shows unkind fun at someone.
The tree, 16 words case det obl punct nsubj det obj punct conj cc conj nsubj ccomp amod obj case obl punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN , PUNCT mocking VERB describes VERB a DET voice NOUN , PUNCT smile VERB or CCONJ look VERB that PRON shows VERB unkind ADJ fun NOUN at ADP someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 6 describes obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 mocking mock VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 describes nsubj 6 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 voice det 8 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 6 describes obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 smile punct 10 smile smile VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 describes conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 look cc 12 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 smile conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 shows nsubj 14 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 look ccomp 15 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 16 fun amod 16 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 14 shows obj 17 at at ADP _ 18 someone case 18 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 shows obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 describes punct
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1 mock gerund vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 describe present a voice as a adjective vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent voice=Theme as adjective=Attribute 3 smile infinitive vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 look infinitive tree rules 5 show present that unkind fun someone vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fun=Recipient
Example 1 Stop mocking your sister's accent.
xcomp nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct root Stop VERB mocking VERB your PRON sister NOUN 's PART accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 mocking mock VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 sister nmod:poss 4 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 accent nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 sister case 6 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 2 mocking obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 mock gerund you not said here your sister's accent vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme 3 accent your sister nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 He gave a mocking laugh when I missed the ball.
nsubj det compound obj advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root He PRON gave VERB a DET mocking NOUN laugh NOUN when ADV I PRON missed VERB the DET ball NOUN . 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 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 laugh det 4 mocking mocking NOUN Number=Sing 5 laugh compound 5 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 missed advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 missed nsubj 8 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ball det 10 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 8 missed obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a mocking laugh vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme 2 miss past I the ball vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ball=Stimulus
Example 3 Mocking someone for their clothes is a form of bullying.
csubj obj case nmod:poss nmod cop det case nmod punct root Mocking VERB someone PRON for ADP their PRON clothes NOUN is AUX a DET form NOUN of ADP bullying NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mocking mock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 form csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Mocking obj 3 for for ADP _ 5 clothes case 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 clothes nmod:poss 5 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 2 someone nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 form cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 form det 8 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 bullying case 10 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 8 form nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 form punct
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1 mock gerund someone for their clothes vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent someone=Theme for clothes=Attribute 2 is a present Mocking a form of bullying tree rules
Example 4 The villain's mocking smile made Ellie angry.
det nmod:poss case compound nsubj obj xcomp punct root The DET villain NOUN 's PART mocking NOUN smile NOUN made VERB Ellie PROPN angry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 5 smile nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 villain case 4 mocking mocking NOUN Number=Sing 5 smile compound 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 Ellie Ellie PROPN Number=Sing 6 made obj 8 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 made xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past the villain's mocking smile Ellie angry property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ellie=Product 2 smile the villain nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 They kept mocking the new boy, so the teacher stepped in.
nsubj xcomp det amod obj punct advmod det nsubj conj compound:prt punct root They PRON kept VERB mocking VERB the DET new ADJ boy NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET teacher NOUN stepped VERB in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mocking mock VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 kept xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 boy det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 boy amod 6 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 mocking obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 stepped punct 8 so so ADV _ 11 stepped advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 teacher det 10 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 11 stepped nsubj 11 stepped step VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 kept conj 12 in in ADP _ 11 stepped compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past They tree rules 2 mock gerund They not said here the new boy vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme 3 step in past the teacher vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Her voice was mocking, not friendly.
nmod:poss nsubj aux punct advmod conj punct root Her PRON voice NOUN was AUX mocking VERB , PUNCT not PART friendly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 voice nmod:poss 2 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 4 mocking nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mocking aux 4 mocking mock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 friendly punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 friendly advmod 7 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mocking conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mocking punct
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1 mock past · progressive Her voice vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The mockingbird was mocking the other birds' songs.
det nsubj aux det amod nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET mockingbird NOUN was AUX mocking VERB the DET other ADJ birds NOUN ' PART songs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mockingbird det 2 mockingbird mockingbird NOUN Number=Sing 4 mocking nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mocking aux 4 mocking mock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 birds det 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 birds amod 7 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 9 songs nmod:poss 8 ' 's PART _ 7 birds case 9 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 4 mocking obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 mocking punct
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1 mock past · progressive the mockingbird the other birds's songs vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Theme 2 sing the other birds nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Laughing with a friend is fine; mocking them is not.
csubj case det obl cop punct advcl obj cop advmod punct root Laughing VERB with ADP a DET friend NOUN is AUX fine ADJ ; PUNCT mocking VERB them PRON is AUX not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 fine csubj 2 with with ADP _ 4 friend case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 friend det 4 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Laughing obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fine cop 6 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 mocking punct 8 mocking mock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 fine advcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 mocking obj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 not cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 mocking advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 fine punct
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1 laugh gerund with a friend vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present Laughing fine property tree rules 3 not mock gerund Laughing not said here them = they vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 9 "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.
The tree, 11 words punct aux nsubj advmod ccomp advmod punct punct nsubj case det compound obl punct root " PUNCT Do AUX you PRON ever ADV get VERB anywhere ADV ? PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON asked VERB with ADP a DET mocking NOUN laugh NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 get punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 get aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 get nsubj 4 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 get advmod 5 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 asked ccomp 6 anywhere anywhere ADV PronType=Ind 5 get advmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 get punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 get punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 asked nsubj 10 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 with with ADP _ 14 laugh case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 laugh det 13 mocking mocking NOUN Number=Sing 14 laugh compound 14 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 10 asked obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 asked punct
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1 get in a quote present · do-support you ever anywhere property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 ask speech: ask past he with a mocking laugh vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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