--- title: jeeringly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «jeeringly» in the school dictionary: In a mocking, unkind way, to make someone look silly. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [jeeringly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jeeringly.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} In a mocking, unkind way, to make someone look silly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:jeeringly:m1:1 # text = In a mocking, unkind way, to make someone look silly. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 mocking mocking NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 unkind unkind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 9 obj _ _ 11 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | | someone | | a mocking and unkind way | | | tree rules | | 2 | **look** | infinitive | someone *not said here* | | | | | silly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} "You'll never catch me!" he said jeeringly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:jeeringly:x1:1 # text = "You'll never catch me!" he said jeeringly. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ! ! PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 jeeringly jeeringly ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **catch** *in a quote* | future | You | me | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | he | | | | | jeeringly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ## Example 2 {#x2} The crowd laughed jeeringly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:jeeringly:x2:1 # text = The crowd laughed jeeringly. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 crowd crowd NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 laughed laugh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 jeeringly jeeringly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | past | the crowd | | | | | jeeringly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} She waved jeeringly at her brother. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:jeeringly:x3:1 # text = She waved jeeringly at her brother. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 jeeringly jeeringly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wave** | past | She | | | | | at her brother; jeeringly *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at brother=Location | **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. - ← previous: [jeering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeering/) - next →: [jeez](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeez/) - ↑ back to [J in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/)