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splutter

Who acts: you, that, he, She, water, old car · What happens: speak, make, be, cough, spit, choke · To what, where: spitting sounds, food, series, nose, candle, wind · Speech: someone speaks here

«splutter» 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: splutter in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To speak quickly and with difficulty, making spitting sounds, because you are angry, shocked or embarrassed.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 speak	mark
2	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 speak	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 difficulty	cc
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 difficulty	case
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quickly	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 making	punct
8	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 speak	advcl
9	spitting	spitting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sounds	amod
10	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 making	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 angry	punct
12	because	because	SCONJ	_	15 angry	mark
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 angry	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 angry	cop
15	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 speak	advcl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 shocked	punct
17	shocked	shocked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 angry	conj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 embarrassed	cc
19	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 angry	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 speak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	to-infinitive						quickly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	gerund		spitting sounds					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
3	is	present	you					angry property	tree rules
4	be		you not said here						tree rules
5	be		you not said here						tree rules

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

To cough or spit noisily, as when choking on food or water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cough	mark
2	cough	cough	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 spit	cc
4	spit	spit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 cough	conj
5	noisily	noisily	ADV	_	4 spit	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 choking	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 choking	mark
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 choking	advmod
9	choking	choke	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 spit	advcl
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 food	case
11	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 choking	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 water	cc
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 food	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cough	to-infinitive							vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	spit	infinitive						noisily property	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	choke	gerund				food or water			vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: of an engine or fire — kept apart, not parsed.

To make a series of short, uneven popping noises.

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 series	det
4	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	10 noises	case
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 noises	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 short	punct
8	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 noises	amod
9	popping	pop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 noises	amod
10	noises	noise	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 series	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a series of short uneven popping noises					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset series=Product
2	pop	gerund							vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

"But — but — that's not fair!" he spluttered.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 spluttered	punct
2	But	but	CCONJ	_	13 spluttered	cc
3	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 fair	punct
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 fair	cc
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 fair	punct
6	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 fair	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 fair	cop
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 fair	advmod
9	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 spluttered	parataxis
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 fair	punct
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 fair	punct
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 spluttered	nsubj
13	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 spluttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is in a quote	present	that					fair property	tree rules
2	splutter	past	he						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 2

She spluttered when the water went up her nose.

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 spluttered	nsubj
2	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 went	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 water	det
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 went	nsubj
6	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 spluttered	advcl
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 went	compound:prt
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 nose	nmod:poss
9	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spluttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	splutter	past	She						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	go up	past	the water	water's nose					vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 3

The old car spluttered and stopped.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 car	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 car	amod
3	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spluttered	nsubj
4	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 stopped	cc
6	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spluttered	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spluttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	splutter	past	the old car						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	stop	past	the old car not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 4

The candle spluttered in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

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

Example 5

I spluttered with laughter at the joke.

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 spluttered	nsubj
2	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 laughter	case
4	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spluttered	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 joke	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 joke	det
7	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spluttered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spluttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	splutter	past	I			the joke		with laughter	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with laughter=Theme

Example 6

The engine spluttered into life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 engine	det
2	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 engine	acl
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 life	case
5	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spluttered	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 engine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	splutter	participle		the engine not said here		life			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into life=Recipient

Example 7

"What do you mean?" spluttered the Prince.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 mean	obj
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 mean	nsubj
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 spluttered	ccomp
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct
8	spluttered	splutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Prince	det
10	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 spluttered	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 spluttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean in a quote	present · do-support	you						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
2	splutter	past		the Prince					tree rules

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