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title: glimmering — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glimmering» in the school dictionary: Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glimmering

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**Who acts:** morning dawn, glimmering candle, Fireflies · **What happens:** glimmer, mean, shine, describe, give, come · **To what, where:** something, faint light, tiny insect, tree, cave, garden

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«glimmering» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [glimmering in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glimmering.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:m1:1
# text = Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly.
1	Glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	faintly	faintly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	weakly	weakly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glimmer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **shine** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | faintly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

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Glimmering describes something that gives a faint light, such as glimmering stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:m2:1
# text = Glimmering describes something that gives a faint light, such as glimmering stars.
1	Glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glimmer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present |  | a faint light and glimmering stars |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme |
| 4 | **glimmer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The morning dawn came glimmering red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:x1:1
# text = The morning dawn came glimmering red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the morning dawn |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **glimmer** | gerund | the morning dawn *not said here* |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A tiny insect glimmered on the tree, a small glimmering being.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:x2:1
# text = A tiny insect glimmered on the tree, a small glimmering being.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	glimmered	glimmer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glimmer** | participle |  | a tiny insect and a small glimmering *not said here* |  | the tree |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The glimmering candle lit the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:x3:1
# text = The glimmering candle lit the cave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | past | the glimmering candle | the cave |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Fireflies filled the garden with glimmering lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmering:x4:1
# text = Fireflies filled the garden with glimmering lights.
1	Fireflies	firefly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | Fireflies | the garden |  |  |  | with glimmering lights | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent garden=Patient with light=Instrument |

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