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title: popping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «popping» in the school dictionary: Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# popping

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**Who acts:** Popping, popcorn, I, Balloons, ears, plane · **What happens:** pop, make, burst, mean, go, put · **To what, where:** short sharp bursting sounds, something, it, pan, party, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«popping» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [popping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:m1:1
# text = Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn.
1	Popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	bursting	burst	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present · progressive |  | short sharp bursting sounds and a balloon or popcorn |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
| 3 | **burst** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «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 -->
Popping somewhere means going there quickly or for a short time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:m2:1
# text = Popping somewhere means going there quickly or for a short time.
1	Popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Popping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | gerund | Popping *not said here* |  |  | there |  | quickly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:m3:1
# text = Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly.
1	Popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Popping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **put** *not said to happen* | gerund | Popping *not said here* | it |  | there |  | quickly *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Popping up means appearing suddenly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:m4:1
# text = Popping up means appearing suddenly.
1	Popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Popping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **appear** *not said to happen* | gerund | Popping *not said here* |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The popcorn is popping in the pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x1:1
# text = The popcorn is popping in the pan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | present · progressive | the popcorn |  |  | the pan |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pan=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm just popping to the shop for some milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x2:1
# text = I'm just popping to the shop for some milk.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | to the shop *result*; for some milk | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient to shop=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balloons kept popping at the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x3:1
# text = Balloons kept popping at the party.
1	Balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Balloons |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pop** | gerund | Balloons *not said here* |  |  | the party |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at party=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My ears were popping as the plane went up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x4:1
# text = My ears were popping as the plane went up.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | past · progressive | My ears |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go up** | past | the plane |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New flowers are popping up all over the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x5:1
# text = New flowers are popping up all over the garden.
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	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 | **pop up** | present · progressive | New flowers |  |  | the garden |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over garden=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was popping bubbles in the bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x6:1
# text = She was popping bubbles in the bath.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | past · progressive | She | bubbles |  | the bath |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bubble=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His eyes were popping out of his head with surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x7:1
# text = His eyes were popping out of his head with surprise.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | past · progressive | His eyes | his head with surprise |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a whizzing and popping they made as they went off!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:popping:x8:1
# text = What a whizzing and popping they made as they went off!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	whizzing	whizzing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | gerund | what whizzing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past | what whizzing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go off** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

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