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title: flaming — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flaming» in the school dictionary: a softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# flaming

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**Who acts:** you, flaming keys, knight, She, They, safety lesson · **What happens:** show, flame, burn, send, turn off, be · **To what, where:** annoyance, dog, red hair, angry insulting messages, flaming telly, flaming torch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«flaming» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [flaming in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flaming.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: mild swearing, mainly UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:m1:1
# text = a softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog».
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
3	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	in	in	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
12	annoyance	annoyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	appos	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | annoyance |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent annoyance=Recipient |
| 2 | **flame** *in a quote* | gerund |  | dog |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: literal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
burning with flames: «a flaming torch».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:m2:1
# text = burning with flames: «a flaming torch».
1	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with flames | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flame=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bright red or orange like fire: «flaming red hair».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:m3:1
# text = bright red or orange like fire: «flaming red hair».
1	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flame** *in a quote* | gerund |  | red hair |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hair=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
very angry or violent: «a flaming row».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:m4:1
# text = very angry or violent: «a flaming row».
1	very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: internet — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
sending angry, insulting messages online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:m5:1
# text = sending angry, insulting messages online.
1	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	insulting	insulting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  | angry insulting messages |  |  |  | online *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn that flaming telly off!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x1:1
# text = Turn that flaming telly off!
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | imperative | you *not said here* | that flaming telly |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent telly=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Where are my flaming keys?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x2:1
# text = Where are my flaming keys?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | my flaming keys |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight carried a flaming torch into the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x3:1
# text = The knight carried a flaming torch into the cave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the knight | a flaming torch |  | the cave |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent torch=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has flaming red hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x4:1
# text = She has flaming red hair.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flame** | gerund | She *not said here* | red hair |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hair=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had a flaming row about the washing-up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x5:1
# text = They had a flaming row about the washing-up.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | They | a flaming row |  |  |  | about the washing up | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flaming sun set behind the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x6:1
# text = The flaming sun set behind the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | participle |  | the flaming sun *not said here* |  | the hills |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent behind hill=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flaming heck, it's cold out here!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x7:1
# text = Flaming heck, it's cold out here!
1	Flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	heck	heck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	cold	col	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flame** | gerund |  | heck |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent heck=Theme |
| 2 | **col out** | present · passive |  | heck |  | here |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our online-safety lesson said flaming other users is a form of bullying.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x8:1
# text = Our online-safety lesson said flaming other users is a form of bullying.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
2	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	users	user	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Our safety lesson |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **flame** | gerund |  | other users |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent user=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | flaming | a form |  |  |  | of bullying | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At first it was quite dark, and the flaming torch only lit up dirty grey stone walls.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flaming:x9:1
# text = At first it was quite dark, and the flaming torch only lit up dirty grey stone walls.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	flaming	flaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lit up** | participle · passive |  | the flaming torch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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