Predicate: skitter
Roleset id: skitter.01 , (cause to) move in a light skipping manner, vncls: 51.3.2, framnet: -
skitter.01: Updated by Julia. Member of VNcls run-51.3.2.
Roles:
Arg0: agent of skittering motion (transitive only) (vnrole: 51.3.2-agent)
Arg1: thing in motion (vnrole: 51.3.2-theme)
Example: Animate arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Terrified, they skittered to higher ground.
Argm-prd: Terrified
Arg1: they
Rel: skittered
Argm-gol: to higher ground.
Example: Inanimate arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The stone skittered across the pond.
Arg1: The stone
Rel: skittered
Argm-loc: across the pond.
Example: both args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
He skittered the hook of his fishing line over the surface of the water.
Arg0: He
Rel: skittered
Arg1: the hook of his fishing line
Argm-dir: over the surface of the water
Example: both args, non-fishing
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
He skittered the mouse to the top left of the screen to scroll back to a previous one.
Arg0: He
Rel: skittered
Arg1: the mouse
Argm-gol: to the top left of the screen
Argm-prp: to scroll back to a previous one