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title: windbag — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «windbag» in the school dictionary: A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# windbag

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**Who acts:** windbag, person, bagpipe, Uncle, you, speech · **What happens:** be, talk, boast, hold, windbag, call · **To what, where:** person, much, bag, air, real windbag, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«windbag» 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: [windbag in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/windbag.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:m1:1
# text = A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	boasts	boast	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
20	endlessly	endlessly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a windbag | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | present | a person | much |  |  |  | about boring things | tree rules |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | endlessly *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A windbag is the bag of a bagpipe that holds the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:m2:1
# text = A windbag is the bag of a bagpipe that holds the air.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bagpipe	bagpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a windbag | the bag |  |  |  | of a bagpipe | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a bagpipe | the air |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Uncle Bert is a real windbag — he talks for hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x1:1
# text = Uncle Bert is a real windbag — he talks for hours.
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Bert	Bert	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Uncle | a real windbag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | present | Uncle |  |  |  | hour |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Be quiet, you old windbag!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x2:1
# text = «Be quiet, you old windbag!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **windbag** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The speech was so long that people called him a windbag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x3:1
# text = The speech was so long that people called him a windbag.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the speech |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | past | people |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad was a windbag who never stopped boasting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x4:1
# text = Toad was a windbag who never stopped boasting.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Toad | a windbag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | past | a windbag |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund | a windbag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody wanted to sit next to the windbag at dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x5:1
# text = Nobody wanted to sit next to the windbag at dinner.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Nobody *not said here* |  |  | dinner |  | to the windbag; next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at dinner=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The piper squeezed the windbag under his arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windbag:x6:1
# text = The piper squeezed the windbag under his arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piper	piper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squeezed	squeeze	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	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	under	under	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	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | past | the piper | the windbag |  | piper's arm |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent windbag=Theme under arm=Trajectory |

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