Meaning: The branches of the trees made squeaky and deep, low sounds in the wind.
Choice of Words: Branches: parts of trees; Creaked: made a squeaky sound; Groaned: made a deep, low sound; Wind: air moving fast.
Alternative Expressions
The branches moaned and complained in the breeze.
Meaning: This means the branches of a tree are making sounds like a low, sad noise and are expressing unhappiness as the gentle wind is blowing past them.
Choice of Words:Moaned means to make a low, sad sound like a person who is in pain. Complained means to say something in a way that shows you are unhappy about something. Breeze is a gentle wind. When you put them together, the sentence describes the sound that branches make when they are blown by a gentle wind.
The limbs of the tree sang and danced in the tempest.
Meaning: This means the branches of a tree are moving and making sounds like they are singing and dancing as the violent storm with strong winds is blowing past them.
Choice of Words:Limbs are the parts of a tree that extend from the trunk, similar to branches. Sang means to make a musical sound with your voice. Danced means to move your body in a way that is rhythmic and expressive. Tempest is a violent storm with strong winds. When you put them together, the sentence describes the way that branches move and make sounds when they are blown by a strong wind.