Butterflies fluttered gracefully, like tiny dancers in the air.

Meaning: This sentence describes butterflies moving their wings quickly and beautifully, like tiny dancers performing in the sky.

Choice of Words: Fluttered means to move or flap wings quickly. Gracefully means to do something with elegance and beauty. Dancers means people who perform dances. When you put them together, "Butterflies fluttered gracefully, like tiny dancers in the air." means the butterflies were moving their wings quickly and beautifully, like tiny dancers performing in the sky.

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