Butterflies fluttered delicately in meadow.

Meaning: The flying insects with colorful wings were moving their wings rapidly in a gentle and graceful manner in the area of grassy land.

Choice of Words: "Butterflies" are flying insects with colorful wings. "Fluttered" means to move the wings rapidly up and down. "Delicately" means in a gentle and graceful manner. "Meadow" is an area of grassy land.

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The butterflies danced gracefully in the meadow.

Meaning: This sentence describes the way butterflies move in a meadow. They move rhythmically and gracefully, as if they are dancing.

Choice of Words: Danced is a verb that means to move rhythmically, often to music. Gracefully means with elegance and beauty. Meadow is a large, open area of land covered in grass and flowers.

The butterflies flitted about the meadow.

Meaning: This sentence describes the way butterflies move in a meadow. They move quickly and lightly from one place to another, as if they are flitting about.

Choice of Words: Flitted is a verb that means to move quickly and lightly from one place to another. About means around or near a particular place. Meadow is a large, open area of land covered in grass and flowers.

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