---
title: googly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «googly» in the school dictionary: Googly eyes are big round eyes that stick out, or the toy plastic eyes with a loose black dot that wobbles. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/googly/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) / googly

# googly

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Googly eyes, big round eyes, toy, loose black dot, googly, spin bowler · **What happens:** be, stick out, eye, wobble, bowl, turn · **To what, where:** big round eyes, tricky ball, cricket, opposite way, eyes, sock puppets

<!-- .vabout -->
«googly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [googly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/googly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Googly eyes are big round eyes that stick out, or the toy plastic eyes with a loose black dot that wobbles.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:m1:1
# text = Googly eyes are big round eyes that stick out, or the toy plastic eyes with a loose black dot that wobbles.
1	Googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stick	stick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	dot	dot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	wobbles	wobble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Googly eyes | big round eyes or plastic eyes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stick out** | present | big round eyes or plastic eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **eye** |  | the toy |  |  |  |  | with a loose black dot | tree rules |
| 4 | **wobble** | present | a loose black dot |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In cricket, a googly is a tricky ball bowled by a spin bowler that turns the opposite way from what the batter expects.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:m2:1
# text = In cricket, a googly is a tricky ball bowled by a spin bowler that turns the opposite way from what the batter expects.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	bowled	bowl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bowler	bowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	expects	expect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a googly | a tricky ball |  | cricket |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bowl** | participle |  | a tricky ball *not said here* |  |  |  | by a spin bowler | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by bowler=Trajectory |
| 3 | **turn** | present | a spin bowler | the opposite way |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent way=Theme from what=Trajectory |
| 4 | **expect** | present | the batter |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stuck googly eyes on our sock puppets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x1:1
# text = We stuck googly eyes on our sock puppets.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	googly	googly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	puppets	puppet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past | We | eyes |  | our sock puppets |  | googly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on puppet=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monster in the picture had huge googly eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x2:1
# text = The monster in the picture had huge googly eyes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the monster in the picture | huge googly eyes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spin bowler fooled the batter with a googly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x3:1
# text = The spin bowler fooled the batter with a googly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bowler	bowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fooled	fool	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	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fool** | past | the spin bowler | the batter |  |  |  | with a googly | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batter=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother made a rock pet with two googly eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x4:1
# text = My little brother made a rock pet with two googly eyes.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | My little brother | a rock pet |  |  |  | with two googly eyes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The batter expected the ball to turn left, but it was a googly.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x5:1
# text = The batter expected the ball to turn left, but it was a googly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	expected	expect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	left	left	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | past | the batter | the ball |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the ball *not said here* |  |  |  |  | left *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past | batter | a googly |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frog's eyes looked all googly when it jumped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:googly:x6:1
# text = The frog's eyes looked all googly when it jumped.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	googly	googly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the frog's eyes | all googly |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme googly=Attribute |
| 2 | **jump** | past | googly |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [google](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/google/)
- next →: [goose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/)
- ↑ back to [G in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/)