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sizzle

Who acts: you, oil, It, I, dancers, Water · What happens: make, spit, be, sizzle, stand back, love · To what, where: hissing, sound, sausages, pan, bacon, frying pan

«sizzle» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: sizzle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a hissing, spitting sound like food frying in hot fat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hissing	det
4	hissing	hissing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 spitting	punct
6	spitting	spit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 make	advcl
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spitting	obj
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 frying	case
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 frying	compound
10	frying	frying	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spitting	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 fat	case
12	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 fat	amod
13	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 frying	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a hissing					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hissing=Product
2	spit	gerund		sound				like food frying in hot fat	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sound=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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

The sausages sizzled in the pan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sausages	det
2	sausages	sausage	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	sizzled	sizzle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sausages	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 pan	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pan	det
6	pan	pan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sizzled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sausages	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sizzle	participle		the sausages not said here		the pan			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pan=Location

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be very hot: a sizzling summer day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	4 hot	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 hot	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 hot	advmod
4	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 day	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 day	det
7	sizzling	sizzling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 day	amod
8	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 day	compound
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hot	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive					day	hot property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be exciting or full of energy: a sizzling performance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 exciting	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 exciting	cop
3	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 full	cc
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 exciting	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 energy	case
7	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 performance	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 performance	det
10	sizzling	sizzling	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 performance	compound
11	performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 exciting	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 exciting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						exciting property	tree rules
2	be							of energy	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The sound of sizzling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sound	det
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 sizzling	case
4	sizzling	sizzling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sound	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

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

Example 1

The bacon sizzled in the frying pan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bacon	det
2	bacon	bacon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	sizzled	sizzle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 bacon	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 pan	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pan	det
6	frying	frying	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pan	compound
7	pan	pan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sizzled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bacon	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sizzle	participle		the bacon not said here		the frying pan			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pan=Location

Example 2

Stand back — the oil is sizzling!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	back	back	ADV	_	1 Stand	advmod
3	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 sizzling	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 oil	det
5	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sizzling	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sizzling	aux
7	sizzling	sizzle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Stand	advcl
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand back	imperative	you not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sizzle	present · progressive	the oil						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

It was a sizzling hot day at the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 day	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 day	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 day	det
4	sizzling	sizzling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 day	compound
5	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 day	amod
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 beach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 beach	det
9	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 day	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 day	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a sizzling hot day		the beach			tree rules

Example 4

I love the sizzle of sausages on a barbecue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sizzle	det
4	sizzle	sizzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 love	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 sausages	case
6	sausages	sausage	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sizzle	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 barbecue	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 barbecue	det
9	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sausages	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	I	the sizzle of sausages on a barbecue					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sizzle=Stimulus

Example 5

The dancers gave a sizzling show.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dancers	det
2	dancers	dancer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 show	det
5	sizzling	sizzling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 show	amod
6	show	show	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 dancers	a sizzling show					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Theme

Example 6

Water drops sizzled on the hot stove.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drops	nsubj
2	drops	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sizzled	sizzle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 drops	xcomp
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 stove	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stove	det
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stove	amod
7	stove	stove	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sizzled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	present	Water						tree rules
2	sizzle	participle	Water not said here			the hot stove			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stove=Location

Example 7

That advert is all sizzle and no steak.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 advert	det
2	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sizzle	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sizzle	cop
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 sizzle	det
5	sizzle	sizzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 steak	cc
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 steak	det
8	steak	steak	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sizzle	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sizzle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that advert	all sizzle and no steak					tree rules

Example 8

In the middle of it, a pan full of oil sizzled over a smoky fire, sending out a repelling odor of tallow that took away one’s breath.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 middle	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 middle	det
3	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sizzled	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 it	case
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 middle	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 middle	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pan	det
8	pan	pan	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sizzled	nsubj:pass
9	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pan	amod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 oil	case
11	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 full	obl
12	sizzled	sizzle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	over	over	ADP	_	16 fire	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 fire	det
15	smoky	smoky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 fire	amod
16	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sizzled	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 sending	punct
18	sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 sizzled	advcl
19	out	out	ADP	_	18 sending	compound:prt
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 odor	det
21	repelling	repel	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 odor	amod
22	odor	odor	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sending	obj
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 tallow	case
24	tallow	tallow	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 odor	nmod
25	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	26 took	nsubj
26	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 odor	acl:relcl
27	away	away	ADV	_	26 took	advmod
28	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	30 breath	nummod
29	’s	's	PART	_	28 one	case
30	breath	breath	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 took	obj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 sizzled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sizzle	participle · passive		a pan		the middle of middle		over a smoky fire	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2	send out	gerund		a repelling odor of tallow					vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odor=Theme
3	repel	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	take away	past	a repelling odor of tallow	one breath				away property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme

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