Butterflies fluttered among flowers.

Meaning: The sentence describes the behavior of flying insects with colorful wings moving their wings quickly in the middle of the colorful parts of plants.

Choice of Words: Butterflies are flying insects with colorful wings, fluttered means moved their wings quickly, among means in the middle of, and flowers are the colorful parts of plants. When you put them together, the sentence means that flying insects with colorful wings moved their wings quickly in the middle of the colorful parts of plants.

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