Butterflies fluttered delicately among the flowers.

Meaning: This means that the butterflies were flying softly and gracefully in between the flowers.

Choice of Words: Fluttered describes the gentle and quick movement of butterflies, delicately means in a gentle and graceful manner, and among means in the middle of or surrounded by.

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Butterflies danced gracefully over the flowers.

Meaning: This sentence describes how butterflies were flying in a graceful and elegant way over the flowers.

Choice of Words: Danced means to move rhythmically to music or in a way that resembles dancing. Gracefully means to do something in a smooth, elegant, and beautiful way.

Butterflies flitted happily through the flowers.

Meaning: This sentence describes how butterflies were flying quickly and happily through the flowers.

Choice of Words: Flitted means to move quickly and lightly from one place to another. Happily means to be feeling or showing pleasure or joy.

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