snuffling

Who acts: you, pig, puppy, I, hedgehog, She · What happens: breathe, have, cry, sniff, look, snuffle · To what, where: nose, cold, garden, hedgehog, leaves, bed

«snuffling» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: snuffling in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Breathing noisily through the nose, as when you have a cold or are crying.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Breathing	breathe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	noisily	noisily	ADV	_	1 Breathing	advmod
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 nose	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 nose	det
5	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Breathing	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 have	mark
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 have	advmod
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 have	nsubj
10	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Breathing	parataxis
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 cold	det
12	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 crying	cc
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 crying	aux
15	crying	cry	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 have	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Breathing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	breathe	gerund			the nose	noisily property	vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	have	present	you	a cold			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient
3	cry speech: express	present · progressive	you not said here				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «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 an animal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sniffing about noisily, like a hedgehog or a pig looking for food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sniffing	sniff	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	about	about	ADP	_	3 noisily	case
3	noisily	noisily	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	1 Sniffing	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 hedgehog	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 hedgehog	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hedgehog	det
7	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sniffing	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 pig	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 pig	det
10	pig	pig	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hedgehog	conj
11	looking	look	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 pig	acl
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 food	case
13	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 looking	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sniffing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sniff	gerund						like a hedgehog or a pig	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent about noisily=Theme
2	look	gerund	a pig not said here					for food	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for food=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The sound of this.

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 this	case
4	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 sound	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

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

Example 1

The puppy was snuffling around the garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snuffling	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 snuffling	aux
4	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 garden	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 garden	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snuffling	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 snuffling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snuffle	past · progressive	the puppy			the garden			vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

I heard a hedgehog snuffling in the leaves.

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 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hedgehog	det
4	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 hedgehog	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 leaves	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 leaves	det
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 snuffling	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	I	a hedgehog					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer hedgehog=Stimulus
2	snuffle	gerund	a hedgehog not said here			the leaves			vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She lay in bed snuffling with a cold.

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 lay	nsubj
2	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 bed	case
4	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lay	obl
5	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lay	advcl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 cold	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cold	det
8	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 snuffling	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	past	She			bed			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location
2	snuffle	gerund	She not said here					with a cold	vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The pig went snuffling through the mud for food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pig	det
2	pig	pig	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 went	xcomp
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 mud	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mud	det
7	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snuffling	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 food	case
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snuffling	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	the pig						vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	snuffle	gerund	the pig not said here			the mud		for food	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for food=Recipient

Example 5

The little boy stopped crying and only kept snuffling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stopped	nsubj
4	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	crying	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 stopped	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 kept	cc
7	only	only	ADV	_	8 kept	advmod
8	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 stopped	conj
9	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 kept	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	stop	past	the little boy	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	cry speech: express	gerund	the little boy not said here	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	keep	past	the little boy not said here	tree rules
4	snuffle	gerund	the little boy not said here	vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

We could hear snuffling under the shed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 hear	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 hear	aux
3	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 hear	xcomp
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 shed	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shed	det
7	shed	shed	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snuffling	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	could	We						vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	snuffle	gerund	We not said here			the shed			vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Meanwhile the fox had met with a huge herd of pigs, snuffling about the roots of some trees.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV	_	5 met	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fox	det
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 met	nsubj
4	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 met	aux
5	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 herd	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 herd	det
8	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 herd	amod
9	herd	herd	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 met	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 pigs	case
11	pigs	pig	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 herd	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 snuffling	punct
13	snuffling	snuffle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 met	advcl
14	about	about	ADP	_	16 roots	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 roots	det
16	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 snuffling	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 trees	case
18	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	19 trees	det
19	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 roots	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 met	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	past · perfect	the fox					with a huge herd of pigs; meanwhile property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with herd=Co-Agent
2	snuffle	gerund	the fox not said here					about the roots of some trees	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about root=Topic

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