snigger Who acts: someone, snigger, usual American word, snicker, boys, teacher · What happens: snigger, be, mistake, hide, mean, trip · To what, where: rude way, small hidden laugh, snicker, same, class, sniggers · Speech: someone speaks here
«snigger» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: snigger in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To snigger is to laugh quietly in a rude or unkind way, often at someone's mistake or at something naughty.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj cop mark advmod case det amod cc conj obl punct advmod case nmod:poss case parataxis cc case compound conj punct root To PART snigger VERB is AUX to PART laugh VERB quietly ADV in ADP a DET rude ADJ or CCONJ unkind ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT often ADV at ADP someone PRON 's PART mistake NOUN or CCONJ at ADP something PRON naughty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 snigger mark 2 snigger snigger VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 laugh csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 laugh cop 4 to to PART _ 5 laugh mark 5 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 quietly quietly ADV _ 5 laugh advmod 7 in in ADP _ 12 way case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 way det 9 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 12 way amod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 unkind cc 11 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 rude conj 12 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 laugh obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 mistake punct 14 often often ADV _ 18 mistake advmod 15 at at ADP _ 18 mistake case 16 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 mistake nmod:poss 17 's 's PART _ 16 someone case 18 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 5 laugh parataxis 19 or or CCONJ _ 22 naughty cc 20 at at ADP _ 22 naughty case 21 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 22 naughty compound 22 naughty naughty NOUN Number=Sing 18 mistake conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 laugh punct
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1 snigger to-infinitive vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present a rude way laugh, quietly property tree rules 3 mistake someone nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=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 A snigger is that small, half-hidden laugh.
det nsubj cop mark amod punct compound punct amod punct root A DET snigger NOUN is AUX that SCONJ small ADJ , PUNCT half NOUN - PUNCT hidden VERB laugh NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snigger det 2 snigger snigger NOUN Number=Sing 10 laugh nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 laugh cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 10 laugh mark 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 laugh amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 9 hidden compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 half punct 9 hidden hide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 laugh amod 10 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 laugh punct
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1 hide participle vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a snigger small hidden laugh tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
The usual American word is «snicker», which means the same.
det amod amod nsubj cop punct punct punct nsubj parataxis det obj punct root The DET usual ADJ American ADJ word NOUN is AUX « PUNCT snicker NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT which PRON means VERB the DET same ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 word det 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 4 word amod 3 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 4 word amod 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 7 snicker nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 snicker cop 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 snicker punct 7 snicker snicker NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 snicker punct 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 means punct 10 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 means nsubj 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 snicker parataxis 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 same det 13 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 11 means obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 snicker punct
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1 is a in a quote present the usual American word snicker tree rules 2 mean present snicker the same vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic
Example 1 The boys sniggered when the teacher tripped.
det nsubj advmod det nsubj advcl punct root The DET boys NOUN sniggered VERB when ADV the DET teacher NOUN tripped VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boys det 2 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 3 sniggered nsubj 3 sniggered snigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 tripped advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 7 tripped nsubj 7 tripped trip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sniggered advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sniggered punct
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1 snigger past the boys vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 trip past the teacher vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A snigger went round the class.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET snigger NOUN went VERB round ADP the DET class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snigger det 2 snigger snigger NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 round round ADP _ 6 class case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 class det 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past a snigger the class vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme round class=Initial_Location
Example 3 Please don't snigger when someone reads aloud.
discourse aux advmod mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root Please INTJ do AUX n't PART snigger VERB when SCONJ someone PRON reads VERB aloud ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 snigger discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 snigger aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 snigger advmod 4 snigger snigger VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 reads mark 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 reads nsubj 7 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 snigger advcl 8 aloud aloud ADV _ 7 reads advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 snigger punct
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1 not snigger imperative · do-support you not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 read present someone aloud property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 She heard sniggers from the back row.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root She PRON heard VERB sniggers NOUN from ADP the DET back NOUN row NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sniggers snigger NOUN Number=Plur 2 heard obj 4 from from ADP _ 7 row case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 row det 6 back back NOUN Number=Sing 7 row compound 7 row row NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past She sniggers the back row vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent snigger=Topic from row=Source
Example 5 He sniggered at the rude word in the book.
nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root He PRON sniggered VERB at ADP the DET rude ADJ word NOUN in ADP the DET book 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 sniggered nsubj 2 sniggered snigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 word case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 word det 5 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 6 word amod 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing 2 sniggered obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 book case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 book det 9 book book NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sniggered punct
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1 snigger past He the rude word in the book vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Mum told us off for sniggering in church.
nsubj iobj compound:prt mark advcl case obl punct root Mum NOUN told VERB us PRON off ADP for SCONJ sniggering VERB in ADP church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 off off ADP _ 2 told compound:prt 5 for for SCONJ _ 6 sniggering mark 6 sniggering snigger VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 told advcl 7 in in ADP _ 8 church case 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 sniggering obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell off speech: assert past Mum us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient 2 snigger gerund Mum not said here in church vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in church=Theme
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