screeching

Who acts: Making, car, Screeching seagulls, screeching, us, chalk · What happens: make, screech, stop, come, mean, steal · To what, where: loud high harsh sound, high rough noise, tyres, screeching halt, chips, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«screeching» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: screeching in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a screeching owl.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sound	det
3	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sound	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 loud	punct
5	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sound	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 high	punct
7	harsh	harsh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sound	amod
8	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 scream	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	12 scream	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 scream	det
12	scream	scream	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sound	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 owl	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 owl	det
15	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 owl	amod
16	owl	owl	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a loud high harsh sound and a scream				a screeching owl obl	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
2	screech	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 wheels or brakes — kept apart, not parsed.

Making a high, rough noise when stopping suddenly: screeching tyres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 stopping	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 noise	det
3	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 noise	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 high	punct
5	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 noise	amod
6	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 stopping	advmod
8	stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	8 stopping	advmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 screeching	punct
11	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 stopping	conj
12	tyres	tyre	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 screeching	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 stopping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a high rough noise		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product
2	stop	gerund	Making		suddenly property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	screech	gerund	Making not said here	tyres		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tyre=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A loud, harsh, high noise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 noise	det
2	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 noise	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 loud	punct
4	harsh	harsh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 noise	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 harsh	punct
6	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 noise	amod
7	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 noise	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

"Come to a screeching halt" means stop very suddenly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
2	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 means	nsubj
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 halt	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 halt	det
5	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 halt	amod
6	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Come	obl
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 means	ccomp
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 suddenly	advmod
11	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	9 stop	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive	a screeching halt		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location
2	screech in a quote	gerund			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	stop	infinitive		suddenly property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 1

The car stopped with screeching tyres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 tyres	case
5	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 tyres	amod
6	tyres	tyre	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stopped	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the car					with screeching tyres	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with tyre=Location
2	screech	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Screeching seagulls stole our chips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 seagulls	amod
2	seagulls	seagull	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stole	nsubj
3	stole	steal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 chips	nmod:poss
5	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stole	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stole	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	screech	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	steal	past	Screeching seagulls	our chips					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chip=Theme

Example 3

The screeching of chalk on the board made us shiver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 screeching	det
2	screeching	screeching	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 chalk	case
4	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 screeching	nmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 board	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 board	det
7	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 screeching	nmod
8	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 made	obj
10	shiver	shiver	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 made	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	past	the screeching of chalk on the board	us		tree rules
2	shiver	infinitive	us not said here			vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	screech		chalk		the board	nom screeching «event intransitive»: of=agent on=place

Example 4

The bus came to a screeching halt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 halt	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 halt	det
6	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 halt	amod
7	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the bus			a screeching halt			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location
2	screech	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

A barn owl makes a screeching call at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 owl	det
2	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 owl	compound
3	owl	owl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 makes	nsubj
4	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 call	det
6	screeching	screech	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 call	amod
7	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 makes	obj
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 night	case
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 makes	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a barn owl	a screeching call			night		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset call=Product
2	screech	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

My little sister ran round the garden screeching with laughter.

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 sister	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sister	amod
3	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	nsubj
4	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	round	round	ADP	_	7 garden	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 garden	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	obl
8	screeching	screech	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 ran	advcl
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 laughter	case
10	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 screeching	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	My little sister			the garden			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round garden=Trajectory
2	screech	gerund	My little sister not said here					with laughter	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with laughter=Theme

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