Predicate: whir
Roleset id: whir.01 , make a soft swishing sound, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
whir.01: WHIR-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls sound_emission-43.2 (from whir.01-v) WHIRR-V NOTES: See Verbnet entry 43.2. (alternate sp of whir).(from whirr.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| whir (v.) | Motion_noise | |
Roles:
Arg1-PPT: emitter of sound (vnrole: 43.2-Theme)
Example: whir-v: intransitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The sounds issuing from beyond -- winches whirring , men shouting -- indicated great activity and excited me .
Arg1: winches
Rel: whirring
Example: spelling alias whirr-v
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Mechanized vacuum cleaners probe the sand like giant anteaters; a whirring ferris wheellike excavator, with bucketsinstead of seats, chews through layers of compacted sand; tracksand conveyor belts, shuttling sand to the screening plants,criss-cross the beach.
Rel: whirring
Arg1: excavator