whirr

Who acts: We, wings, sewing machine, mind, My, Whirr · What happens: make, spin, move, whir, hear, whirr · To what, where: soft steady buzzing sound, fan, hot classroom, whirr, old computer, life

«whirr» 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: whirr in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a soft, steady buzzing sound like something spinning fast, such as a fan, a camera or wings.

The tree, 19 words

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	8 sound	det
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sound	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 soft	punct
6	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sound	amod
7	buzzing	buzzing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sound	compound
8	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 sound	nmod
11	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 something	acl
12	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 spinning	advmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 fan	punct
14	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	17 fan	case
15	as	as	ADP	_	14 such	fixed
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 fan	det
17	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 something	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 camera	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 camera	det
20	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 something	nmod
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 wings	cc
22	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 camera	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a soft steady buzzing sound				like something	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
2	spin	gerund						fast property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

That sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 sound	det
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

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

Meaning 3

To move fast with such a sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 move	advmod
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 sound	case
5	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	7 sound	det:predet
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sound	det
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 move	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive						with such sound; fast property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The fan whirred softly in the hot classroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fan	det
2	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	whirred	whir	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 fan	acl
4	softly	softly	ADV	_	3 whirred	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 classroom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 classroom	det
7	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 classroom	amod
8	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whirred	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fan	punct

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

Example 2

We heard the whirr of the hummingbird's wings.

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 whirr	det
4	whirr	whirr	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 wings	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hummingbird	det
7	hummingbird	hummingbird	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wings	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 hummingbird	case
9	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 whirr	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

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

Example 3

The old computer whirred into life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 computer	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 computer	amod
3	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	whirred	whir	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 computer	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 life	case
6	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whirred	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 computer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whir	participle		the old computer not said here		life			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The sewing machine whirred as Nan sewed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 machine	det
2	sewing	sewing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 machine	compound
3	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sewed	nsubj
4	whirred	whir	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 machine	acl
5	as	as	ADP	_	6 Nan	case
6	Nan	Nan	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 whirred	obl
7	sewed	sew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sewed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whir	participle		the sewing machine not said here				as Nan	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sew	past	the sewing machine						vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 5

My mind was whirring with ideas for the story.

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 mind	nmod:poss
2	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whirring	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 whirring	aux
4	whirring	whir	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 ideas	case
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 whirring	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 story	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 story	det
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whirring	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 whirring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whir	past · progressive	My mind					with ideas; for the story	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with idea=Theme
2	mind		My						nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The drone whirred over the playing field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 drone	det
2	drone	drone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	whirred	whir	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 drone	acl
4	over	over	ADP	_	7 field	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 field	det
6	playing	playing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 field	compound
7	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whirred	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drone	punct

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

Example 7

"Whirr, whirr," went the wheel so quickly that the flax could not collect its thoughts.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Whirr	punct
2	Whirr	Whirr	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 went	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 whirr	punct
4	whirr	whirr	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Whirr	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Whirr	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wheel	det
9	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	obj
10	so	so	ADV	_	11 quickly	advmod
11	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	17 collect	mark
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 flax	det
14	flax	flax	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 collect	nsubj
15	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 collect	aux
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 collect	advmod
17	collect	collect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 went	advcl
18	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 thoughts	nmod:poss
19	thoughts	thought	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 collect	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	go	past	Whirr and whirr	the wheel	quickly property	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wheel=Theme
2	not collect	could	the flax	flax's thoughts		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Theme
3	think		flax			nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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