waving

Who acts: Moving, flag, Grandma, We, fans, swimmer · What happens: move, say, get, wave, refuse, ignore · To what, where: hand, side, hello, attention, something, air · Speech: someone speaks here

«waving» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: waving in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Moving your hand from side to side to say hello or goodbye, or to get attention.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 say	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hand	nmod:poss
3	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 side	case
5	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 side	case
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 say	mark
9	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	hello	hello	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 say	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 goodbye	cc
12	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hello	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 get	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 get	cc
15	to	to	PART	_	16 get	mark
16	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 say	conj
17	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 get	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	move	gerund		your hand	side	to side result	vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.initial_state PP.result»: agent=Patient hand=Extent from side=Initial_State to side=Result
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	Moving	hello or goodbye			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
3	get	to-infinitive	Moving not said here	attention			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus

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

Moving something up and down or side to side in the air, like waving a flag.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Moving	obj
3	up	up	ADV	_	2 something	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 down	cc
5	down	down	ADV	_	3 up	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 side	cc
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 something	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 side	case
9	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 air	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 air	det
12	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 waving	punct
14	like	like	SCONJ	_	15 waving	mark
15	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Moving	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 flag	det
17	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 waving	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund		something		the air		to side	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme to side=Source in air=Trajectory
2	wave	gerund		a flag					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient

Meaning 3

Moving gently with the wind, like grass or a flag waving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 grass	csubj
2	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Moving	advmod
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 wind	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wind	det
5	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 grass	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 grass	case
8	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 flag	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 flag	det
11	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 grass	conj
12	waving	wave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 flag	acl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 grass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund						with the wind; gently property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	wave	gerund	a flag not said here						vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Waving something away or aside: refusing it or ignoring it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Waving	obj
3	away	away	ADV	_	1 Waving	advmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 aside	cc
5	aside	aside	ADV	_	3 away	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 refusing	punct
7	refusing	refuse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Waving	conj
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 refusing	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 ignoring	cc
10	ignoring	ignore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 refusing	conj
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 ignoring	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Waving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wave	gerund	something	away property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2	refuse	gerund	it		vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	ignore	gerund	it		vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 1

Grandma is waving at us from the window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waving	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 waving	aux
3	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 us	case
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 waving	obl
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 window	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 window	det
8	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waving	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	present · progressive	Grandma			the window		at us	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at we=Location

Example 2

We stood on the platform waving goodbye.

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	2 stood	nsubj
2	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 platform	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 platform	det
5	platform	platform	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stood	obl
6	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stood	advcl
7	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waving	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	We			the platform			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on platform=Location
2	wave	gerund	We not said here	goodbye					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goodbye=Patient

Example 3

The fans were waving flags and cheering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fans	det
2	fans	fan	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 flags	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 flags	cop
4	waving	wave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 flags	amod
5	flags	flag	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 cheering	cc
7	cheering	cheering	NOUN	_	5 flags	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 flags	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	gerund							vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	the fans	waving flags and cheering					tree rules

Example 4

A swimmer in trouble was waving one arm in the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 swimmer	det
2	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waving	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 trouble	case
4	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 swimmer	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 waving	aux
6	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 arm	nummod
8	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waving	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 air	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 air	det
11	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waving	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 waving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	past · progressive	a swimmer in trouble	one arm				in the air	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent arm=Patient in air=Theme

Example 5

The tall grass was waving in the breeze.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 grass	det
2	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grass	amod
3	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 waving	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 waving	aux
5	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 breeze	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 breeze	det
8	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 waving	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 waving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	past · progressive	the tall grass					in the breeze	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in breeze=Theme

Example 6

She's waving to get the teacher's attention.

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	3 waving	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 waving	aux
3	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 waving	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 teacher	det
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 attention	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 teacher	case
9	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 get	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	wave	present · progressive	She		tree rules
2	get	to-infinitive	She not said here	the teacher's attention	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus
3	attend		the teacher		nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Why is that man waving at us? Let's stay with Mum.

Sentence 1: Why is that man waving at us?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Why	cop
3	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 man	det
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Why	nsubj
5	waving	wave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 man	acl
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 us	case
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 waving	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that man					why property	tree rules
2	wave	gerund	that man not said here					at us	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at we=Location

Sentence 2: Let's stay with Mum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 Mum	case
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stay	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	stay	infinitive	's not said here					with Mum	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with mum=Location

Example 8

Children lined the street, waving to the parade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lined	nsubj
2	lined	line	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 street	det
4	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lined	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 waving	punct
6	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lined	advcl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 parade	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 parade	det
9	parade	parade	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waving	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	line	past	Children	the street					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent street=Destination
2	wave	gerund	Children not said here		the parade				vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to parade=Recipient

Example 9

Steamboats, with waving flags, pass swiftly by.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Steamboats	steamboat	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pass	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 flags	punct
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 flags	case
4	waving	wave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 flags	amod
5	flags	flag	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Steamboats	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Steamboats	punct
7	pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	_	7 pass	advmod
9	by	by	ADP	_	7 pass	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	gerund							vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	pass	present	Steamboats and waving flags					swiftly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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