Butterfly's wings shimmer in the sun.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a butterfly's wings shine in the sunlight.

Choice of Words: Butterfly's are beautiful insects with wings. Wings are the parts of a bird or insect that allow it to fly. Shimmer means to shine with a soft, gentle light. In means located or enclosed within a space or area. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system.

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The butterfly's wings shine brightly in the sun.

Meaning: This means that the butterfly's wings are reflecting a lot of light, making them look very bright and noticeable.

Choice of Words: Shine means to emit light or reflect light, like how the sun shines during the day. Brightly means to shine with a lot of light or intensity. When you put them together, "shine brightly" means to emit or reflect a lot of light.

The butterfly's wings shimmer and sparkle in the sun.

Meaning: This means that the butterfly's wings are shining with a combination of soft and bright light, creating a beautiful and eye-catching effect.

Choice of Words: Shimmer means to shine with a soft, gentle light, like how stars shimmer in the night sky. Sparkle means to shine with small, bright flashes of light, like how diamonds sparkle. When you put them together, "shimmer and sparkle" means to shine with both a soft and a bright light.

The butterfly's wings glisten and gleam in the sun.

Meaning: This means that the butterfly's wings are shining with a combination of a wet look and a bright light, creating a beautiful and eye-catching effect.

Choice of Words: Glisten means to shine with a wet or moist look, like how water glistens on a leaf. Gleam means to shine with a bright, steady light, like how a new car gleams in the sun. When you put them together, "glisten and gleam" means to shine with both a wet and a bright light.

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