Predicate: whine

Roleset id: whine.01 , emit high-pitched continuous sound, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

whine.01: WHINE-V NOTES: Updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls animal_sounds-38, complain-37.8, manner_speaking-37.3, sound_emission-43.2. (from whine.01-v) WHINING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, whine.01. Corresponds to VNcls animal_sounds-38, complain-37.8, manner_speaking-37.3, sound_emission-43.2. (from whining.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
whine (v.)Motion_noise Complaining Make_noise Communication_noise
whining (n.)

Roles:

        verb frame's arg1 split into 2 args here, in case both appear (the whine and its subject matter). (from whining.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: whiner (vnrole: 38-agent, 37.8-agent, 37.3-agent, 43.2-theme)
        Arg1-PPT: the whine itself (vnrole: 38-theme, 37.8-topic, 37.3-topic)
        Arg2-GOL: hearer (vnrole: 38-recipient, 37.8-recipient, 37.3-recipient)
        Arg3-VSP: subject matter of the whining (about _) (vnrole: 37.8-topic, 37.3-topic)

Example: straight intransitive

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

        Wires whined as a cold November blast rocked the silver wings, but the engine roar was reassuring to the pilot bundled in the open cockpit.

        Arg0: Wires
        Rel: whined
        Argm-tmp: as a cold November blast rocked the silver wings

Example: adjectival

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        He would no longer have to see that fat face, hear that whining voice.

        Rel: whining
        Arg0: voice

Example: with aspects of motion

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        When it was followed by a second , whining [*] even closer, Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression.

        Arg0: a second
        Rel: whining
        Argm-dir: even closer

Example: ARG0 and ARG3

        and you whined about it .

        Argm-dis: and
        Arg0: you
        Rel: whined
        Arg3: about it

Example: args 0 and 1

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

        Or how about his whining that the wealthy are being ?squeezed? and ?abused? while saying the minimum wage needs to reduced immediately.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: whining
        Arg1: that the wealthy are being "squeezed" and "abused"
        Argm-tmp: while saying the minimum wage needs to be reduced immediately