Rolesets - whiff

whiff

whiff.01 - smell by inhaling through the nose

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

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity doing the sniffing
ARG1-PPT: the scent
ARG2-LOC: the air carrying the scent

All args

DiscreetlyARGM-MNR
,
IARG0
whiffedrel
the airARG2
for tequila or petroleumARG1
.

Scent as core arg

Her expression seemed to say
sheARG0
hadrel
whiffedrel
a very bad odorARG1
.

location as subject

The airARG2
whiffedrel
of pine and peatARG1
.

whiff.02 - carry on/as a puff of air

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

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: the wind
ARG1-PPT: thing being carried on the wind
ARG2-DIR: direction

All args

The gust of airARG0
whiffedrel
awayARG2
the cloudsARG1
.

Theme as subject with source

A spurt of smokeARG1
whiffedrel
outARG2
from her quarterARGM-DIR
.

whiff.03 - swing at and miss the third pitch, striking out

WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?fail.01?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.03-v)
May be used metaphorically. Instances with actual agent rare. (from whiff.03-v)

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causal agent, pitcher
ARG1-PPT: entity swinging and missing
ARG2-VSP: thing attempted

With agent

ChamberlainARG0
whiffedrel
the first two Phillies hittersARG1
.

Baseball frame, Args-1 &2

CraneARG1
made two fouls , and then sent Chipper into real convulsions by
whiffingrel
at a high oneARG2
.

Metaphorical extension, Args-1 &2

John McCainARG1
whiffedrel
his own chance to ask Obama about Ayers on live TVARG2
.

Arg-2 with PP 'on __'

The commissionARG1
whiffedrel
on its duty to protect investorsARG2
.

Baseball frame intransitive

Cincy defendersARG1
had Lewis behind the line of scrimmage on third down , and
once againARGM-TMP
whiffedrel
.

Metaphorical use intransitive

A White House spokesmanARG1
started playing hardball with Bill O'Reilly and wound up
whiffingrel
big timeARGM-EXT
.

whiff.04 - smoke recreationally, as a pipe

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

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: smoker
ARG1-PPT: cigar, cigarettes, pipe, etc.

Arg1 as core arg

The old manARG0
whiffedrel
a pipeARG1
.

Antipassive: Arg-1 as oblique arg

As usualARGM-MNR
,
heARG0
wasrel
whiffingrel
at a cigaretteARG1
.

whiff.05 - exhale a puff of air, possibly as an utterance

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

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent (animate)
ARG1-PPT: exhaled puff of air, utterance

Both args

TheyARG0
whiffedrel
outARGM-DIR
a protective prayer or twoARG1
.

Both args

The strangerARG0
whiffedrel
outARGM-DIR
a long , leisurely sort of indifferent and charitable puffARG1
.

whiff.06 - extinguish

WHIFF-V NOTES: Roleset based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?extinguish?. Roleset by Julia. (from whiff.06-v)
Occurs with secondary predication 'out (PP)'. (from whiff.06-v)

Aliases:

whiff (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity snuffing out the flame
ARG1-PPT: the flame

Both args

A beam of destructionARG0
whiffedrel
out of existenceARGM-PRD
the pilot , gunnery and the men before themARG1
.

patient as subject

HeARG1
hadrel
simplyARGM-ADV
whiffedrel
out of existenceARGM-PRD
like a soap bubbleARGM-MNR
.

Passive

The peopleARG1
wererel
whiffedrel
outARGM-PRD
by one breath of armistice !ARG0