whine

Who acts: you, dog, brother, it, We, drill · What happens: complain, make, stop, whine, eat, go out · To what, where: annoying high unhappy voice, long high sad sound, long high steady noise, carrots, turn, whine

«whine» 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: whine in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To complain in an annoying, high, unhappy voice, often about small things.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 complain	mark
2	complain	complain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	10 voice	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 voice	det
5	annoying	annoying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 annoying	punct
7	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 high	punct
9	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
10	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 complain	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 things	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	15 things	advmod
13	about	about	ADP	_	15 things	case
14	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 things	amod
15	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 complain	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 complain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	complain speech: other	to-infinitive				a annoying high unhappy voice		about small things	vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic

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

Of a dog or another animal: to make a long, high, sad sound.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 dog	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 dog	det
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 animal	cc
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 animal	det
6	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dog	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 make	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 dog	parataxis
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 sound	det
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sound	amod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 long	punct
13	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sound	amod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 high	punct
15	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sound	amod
16	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 make	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dog	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a long high sad sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

Meaning 3

Of a machine: to make a long, high, steady noise, like a drill or a jet engine.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 machine	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 machine	det
3	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 noise	det
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noise	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 long	punct
10	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noise	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 high	punct
12	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noise	amod
13	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 drill	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	17 drill	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 drill	det
17	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	parataxis
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 engine	cc
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 engine	det
20	jet	jet	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 engine	compound
21	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 drill	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a long high steady noise				of a machine	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The sound itself, or a complaint.

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	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	2 sound	nmod:unmarked
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 complaint	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 complaint	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 complaint	det
7	complaint	complaint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sound	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

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

Example 1

Stop whining and eat your carrots.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	whining	whine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 eat	cc
4	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 carrots	nmod:poss
6	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 eat	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	whine	gerund	you not said here		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	eat	infinitive	you not said here	your carrots	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient

Example 2

The dog whined at the door to go out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whined	nsubj
3	whined	whine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 door	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whined	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 go	mark
8	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 whined	advcl
9	out	out	ADV	_	8 go	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whine	past	the dog					at the door	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at door=Stimulus
2	go out	to-infinitive	the dog not said here					out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

My brother whines whenever it's his turn to wash up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whines	nsubj
3	whines	whine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	whenever	whenever	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 turn	advmod
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 turn	nsubj
6	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 turn	cop
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 turn	nmod:poss
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whines	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 wash	mark
10	wash	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 turn	acl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 wash	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whines	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	whine	present	My brother			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	it	brother's turn	whenever property	tree rules
3	wash up	to-infinitive	My brother not said here			vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

We heard the whine of the dentist's drill.

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 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 whine	det
4	whine	whine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 drill	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dentist	det
7	dentist	dentist	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drill	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 dentist	case
9	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whine	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	the whine of the dentist's drill					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer whine=Stimulus
2	whine		the dentist's drill						nom whine «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 5

The jet engine gave a high whine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 engine	det
2	jet	jet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engine	compound
3	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 whine	det
6	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 whine	amod
7	whine	whine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the jet engine	a high whine					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whine=Theme

Example 6

"It's not fair," she whined.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 fair	punct
2	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 fair	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fair	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 fair	advmod
5	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 whined	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 whined	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 whined	nsubj
9	whined	whine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 fair	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fair	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is in a quote	present	It					fair property	tree rules
2	whine	past	she						vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The puppy gave a little whine when we left.

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	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 whine	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 whine	amod
6	whine	whine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 left	advmod
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 left	nsubj
9	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the puppy	a little whine					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whine=Theme
2	leave	past	we						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

The whine had changed to a sort of humming purr that seemed to come from every quarter of the compass.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 whine	det
2	whine	whine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 changed	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 changed	aux
4	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 sort	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sort	det
7	sort	sort	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 changed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 purr	case
9	humming	humming	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 purr	compound
10	purr	purr	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sort	nmod
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 seemed	nsubj
12	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 purr	acl:relcl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 come	mark
14	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 seemed	xcomp
15	from	from	ADP	_	17 quarter	case
16	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	17 quarter	det
17	quarter	quarter	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 come	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 compass	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 compass	det
20	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 quarter	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	change	past · perfect	the whine			to a sort of humming purr result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Agent to sort=Result
2	seem	past	humming purr				vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
3	come	to-infinitive	humming purr not said here		every quarter of the compass		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from quarter=Initial_Location
4	sort			humming purr			nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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