Predicate: whiff

Roleset id: whiff.01 , smell by inhaling through the nose, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.01: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. Member of Vncls 35.3. Comparison to ?smell?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.01-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity doing the sniffing (vnrole: 35.3-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: the scent (vnrole: 35.3-Theme)
        Arg2-LOC: the air carrying the scent (vnrole: 35.3-Location)

Example: All args

        person: other,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Discreetly, I whiffed the air for tequila or petroleum.

        Argm-mnr: Discreetly,
        Arg0: I
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg2: the air
        Arg1: for tequila or petroleum.

Example: Scent as core arg

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Her expression seemed to say she had whiffed a very bad odor.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: had whiffed
        Arg1: a very bad odor.

Example: location as subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: full

        The air whiffed of pine and peat.

        Arg2: The air
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg1: of pine and peat.

Roleset id: whiff.02 , carry on/as a puff of air, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.02: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?blow?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.02-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: the wind
        Arg1-PPT: thing being carried on the wind
        Arg2-DIR: direction

Example: All args

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The gust of air whiffed away the clouds.

        Arg0: The gust of air
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg2: away
        Arg1: the clouds.

Example: Theme as subject with source

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: full

        A spurt of smoke whiffed out from her quarter.

        Arg1: A spurt of smoke
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg2: out
        Argm-dir: from her quarter.

Roleset id: whiff.03 , swing at and miss the third pitch, striking out, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.03: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?fail.01?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.03-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        May be used metaphorically. Instances with actual agent rare. (from whiff.03-v)
        Arg0-PAG: causal agent, pitcher
        Arg1-PPT: entity swinging and missing
        Arg2-VSP: thing attempted

Example: With agent

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Chamberlain whiffed the first two Phillies hitters.

        Arg0: Chamberlain
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg1: the first two Pillies hitters.

Example: Baseball frame, Args-1&2

        person: third,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        Crane-1 made two fouls, and then sent Chipper into real convulsions by *trace*-1 whiffing at a high one.

        Arg1: *trace*-1: Crane
        Rel: whiffing
        Arg2: at a high one.

Example: Metaphorical extension, Args-1&2

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John McCain whiffed his own chance to ask Obama about Ayers on live TV.

        Arg1: John McCain
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg2: his own chance to ask Obama about Ayers on live TV.

Example: Arg-2 with PP 'on __'

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The commission whiffed on its duty to protect investors.

        Arg1: The commission
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg2: on its duty to protect investors.

Example: Baseball frame intransitive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        [Cincy defenders]-1 had Lewis behind the line of scrimmage on third down, and once again *trace*-1 whiffed.

        Argm-tmp: once again
        Arg1: *trace*: [Cincy defenders]
        Rel: whiffed.

Example: Metaphorical use intransitive

        person: third,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        [A White House spokesman]-1 started playing hardball with Bill O'Reilly and wound up *trace*-1 whiffing big time.

        Arg1: *trace*-1: [A White House spokesman]
        Rel: whiffing
        Argm-ext: big time.

Roleset id: whiff.04 , smoke recreationally, as a pipe, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.04: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?smoke?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.04-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: smoker
        Arg1-PPT: cigar, cigarettes, pipe, etc.

Example: Arg1 as core arg

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The old man whiffed a pipe.

        Arg0: The old man
        Rel: whiffed
        Arg1: a pipe.

Example: Antipassive: Arg-1 as oblique arg

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        As usual, he was whiffing at a cigarette.

        Argm-mnr: As usual,
        Arg0: he
        Rel: was whiffing
        Arg1: at a cigarette.

Roleset id: whiff.05 , exhale a puff of air, possibly as an utterance, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.05: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. Member of Vncls 40.1.3-1. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.05-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent (animate) (vnrole: 40.1.3-1-Pivot)
        Arg1-PPT: exhaled puff of air, utterance (vnrole: 40.1.3-1-Theme)

Example: Both args

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        They whiffed out a protective prayer or two.

        Arg0: They
        Rel: whiffed
        Argm-dir: out
        Arg1: a protective prayer or two.

Example: Both args

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The stranger whiffed out a long, leisurely sort of indifferent and charitable puff.

        Arg0: The stranger
        Rel: whiffed
        Argm-dir: out
        Arg1: a long, leisurely sort of indifferent and charitable puff.

Roleset id: whiff.06 , extinguish, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whiff.06: WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?extinguish?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.06-v)

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whiff (v.)

Roles:

        Occurs with secondary predication 'out (PP)'. (from whiff.06-v)
        Arg0-PAG: entity snuffing out the flame
        Arg1-PPT: the flame

Example: Both args

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        A beam of destruction whiffed out of existence the pilot, gunnery and the men before them.

        Arg0: A beam of destruction
        Rel: whiffed
        Argm-prd: out of existence
        Arg1: the pilot, gunnery and the men before them.

Example: patient as subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: perfect,  voice: ns,  form: participle

        He had simply whiffed out of existence like a soap bubble.

        Arg1: He
        Rel: [had] [whiffed]
        Argm-adv: simply
        Argm-prd: out of existence
        Argm-mnr: like a soap bubble.

Example: Passive

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        The people were whiffed out by one breath of armistice!

        Arg1: The people
        Rel: were whiffed
        Argm-prd: out
        Arg0: by one breath of armistice!