wiggle Who acts: wiggle, wiggly line, you, worm, loose tooth, I · What happens: wiggle, be, go, mean, change, touch · To what, where: such small quick movement, one, side, room, little freedom, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«wiggle» 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: wiggle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To wiggle is to move with small quick movements from side to side or up and down.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj cop mark case amod amod obl case nmod case nmod cc conj cc conj punct root To PART wiggle VERB is AUX to PART move VERB with ADP small ADJ quick ADJ movements NOUN from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN or CCONJ up ADV and CCONJ down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 wiggle mark 2 wiggle wiggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 move csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 move cop 4 to to PART _ 5 move mark 5 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 movements case 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 movements amod 8 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 9 movements amod 9 movements movement NOUN Number=Plur 5 move obl 10 from from ADP _ 11 side case 11 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 movements nmod 12 to to ADP _ 13 side case 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 11 side nmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 up cc 15 up up ADV _ 11 side conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 down cc 17 down down ADV _ 15 up conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 move punct
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1 wiggle to-infinitive vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present with small quick movements from side to side; move property 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 A wiggle is one such small quick movement.
det nsubj cop nsubj amod amod amod punct root A DET wiggle NOUN is AUX one NUM such ADJ small ADJ quick ADJ movement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wiggle det 2 wiggle wiggle NOUN Number=Sing 8 movement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 movement cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 movement nsubj 5 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 8 movement amod 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 movement amod 7 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 movement amod 8 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 movement punct
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1 is a present a wiggle such small quick movement tree rules
Meaning 3 A wiggly line is one that goes from side to side in little waves.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl case amod obl punct root A DET wiggly ADJ line NOUN is AUX one NUM that PRON goes VERB from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN in ADP little ADJ waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 line det 2 wiggly wiggly ADJ Degree=Pos 3 line amod 3 line line NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 goes nsubj 7 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one acl:relcl 8 from from ADP _ 9 side case 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 goes obl 10 to to ADP _ 11 side case 11 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 goes obl 12 in in ADP _ 14 waves case 13 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 14 waves amod 14 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 7 goes obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present a wiggly line one tree rules 2 go present side to side; in little waves vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from side=Initial_Location to side=Destination
Meaning 4 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Wiggle room» means a little freedom to change something.
punct nsubj obj punct det amod obj mark acl obj punct root « PUNCT Wiggle VERB room NOUN » PUNCT means VERB a DET little ADJ freedom NOUN to PART change VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Wiggle punct 2 Wiggle wiggle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 means nsubj 3 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 Wiggle obj 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Wiggle punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 freedom det 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 freedom amod 8 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 9 to to PART _ 10 change mark 10 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 freedom acl 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 change obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 wiggle in a quote infinitive room vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient 2 mean present a little freedom vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freedom=Topic 3 change to-infinitive something vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
Example 1 Wiggle your toes in the warm sand.
nmod:poss obj case det amod obl punct root Wiggle VERB your PRON toes NOUN in ADP the DET warm ADJ sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wiggle wiggle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 toes nmod:poss 3 toes toe NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wiggle obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 sand case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sand det 6 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sand amod 7 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wiggle obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wiggle punct
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1 wiggle imperative you not said here your toes in the warm sand vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent toe=Patient in sand=Topic
Example 2 The worm wiggled across the path.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET worm NOUN wiggled VERB across ADP the DET path NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 worm det 2 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled nsubj 3 wiggled wiggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 across across ADP _ 6 path case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 path det 6 path path NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wiggled punct
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1 wiggle past the worm the path vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 My loose tooth wiggles when I touch it.
nmod:poss amod nsubj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root My PRON loose ADJ tooth NOUN wiggles VERB when SCONJ I PRON touch VERB it PRON . PUNCT 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 3 tooth nmod:poss 2 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tooth amod 3 tooth tooth NOUN Number=Sing 4 wiggles nsubj 4 wiggles wiggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 touch mark 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 touch nsubj 7 touch touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wiggles advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 touch obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 wiggles punct
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1 wiggle present My loose tooth vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 touch present I tooth vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme
Example 4 The puppy wiggled its whole body with joy.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN wiggled VERB its PRON whole ADJ body NOUN with ADP joy NOUN . PUNCT 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 wiggled nsubj 3 wiggled wiggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 body nmod:poss 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 body amod 6 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 joy case 8 joy joy NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wiggled punct
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1 wiggle past the puppy puppy's whole body with joy vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient
Example 5 The dancers wiggled their hips to the music.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET dancers NOUN wiggled VERB their PRON hips NOUN to ADP the DET music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dancers det 2 dancers dancer NOUN Number=Plur 3 wiggled nsubj 3 wiggled wiggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 hips nmod:poss 5 hips hip NOUN Number=Plur 3 wiggled obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 music case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 music det 8 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wiggled punct
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1 wiggle past the dancers dancers's hips the music vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hip=Patient to music=Recipient
Example 6 Draw a wiggly line under the title.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Draw VERB a DET wiggly ADJ line NOUN under ADP the DET title NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 line det 3 wiggly wiggly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 line amod 4 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 5 under under ADP _ 7 title case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 title det 7 title title NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a wiggly line the title vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
Example 7 He tried to wiggle out of doing the dishes.
nsubj mark xcomp mark mark advcl det obj punct root He PRON tried VERB to PART wiggle VERB out ADP of SCONJ doing VERB the DET dishes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 wiggle mark 4 wiggle wiggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 tried xcomp 5 out out ADP _ 7 doing mark 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 doing mark 7 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 wiggle advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dishes det 9 dishes dish NOUN Number=Plur 7 doing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past He vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 wiggle not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 do gerund He not said here the dishes vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Eventuality
Example 8 Get a wiggle on or we'll miss the bus!
det obj compound:prt cc nsubj aux conj det obj punct root Get VERB a DET wiggle NOUN on ADP or CCONJ we PRON 'll AUX miss VERB the DET bus NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wiggle det 3 wiggle wiggle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Get obj 4 on on ADP _ 1 Get compound:prt 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 miss cc 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 miss nsubj 7 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 miss aux 8 miss miss VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Get conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bus det 10 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 8 miss obj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Get punct
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1 get on imperative you not said here a wiggle vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wiggle=Stimulus 2 miss future we the bus vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus
Example 9 “Now just wiggle your shoulders this way,” he said, “and let go.”
The tree, 12 words punct advmod advmod ccomp nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked punct punct nsubj punct punct cc ccomp xcomp punct punct root “ PUNCT Now ADV just ADV wiggle VERB your PRON shoulders NOUN this DET way NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT he PRON said VERB , PUNCT “ PUNCT and CCONJ let VERB go VERB . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 wiggle punct 2 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 wiggle advmod 3 just just ADV _ 4 wiggle advmod 4 wiggle wiggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 said ccomp 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 shoulders nmod:poss 6 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 4 wiggle obj 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 way det 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 wiggle obl:unmarked 9 , , PUNCT _ 4 wiggle punct 10 ” " PUNCT _ 4 wiggle punct 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 said nsubj 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 let punct 14 “ " PUNCT _ 16 let punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 let cc 16 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 said ccomp 17 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 let xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 16 let punct 19 ” " PUNCT _ 16 let punct
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1 wiggle in a quote infinitive your shoulders now this way obl:unmarked vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient 2 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 let in a quote infinitive tree rules 4 go in a quote infinitive vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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