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Children laughed as they picked petals.

Meaning: The children were happy as they picked the petals off the sunflowers.

Choice of Words: Children are young people. Laughed means to make a happy sound. Picked means to choose and take something. Petals are the colorful leaves that make up a flower.

Alternative Expressions

The children were giggling as they collected flower petals.

Meaning: This sentence also describes children having a good time picking petals from flowers, but it uses different words to emphasize their happiness and the fact that they are gathering the petals.

Choice of Words: Giggling means to laugh in a light and cheerful way. Collected means to gather together.

With laughter filling the air, the kids plucked petals from the blooming flowers.

Meaning: This sentence still describes children picking petals from flowers, but it paints a more vivid picture by using words that evoke the sounds and sights of the scene. It's like saying, The children were having so much fun picking petals that their laughter could be heard all around them.

Choice of Words: Plucked means to pull something off with your fingers. Blooming means to produce flowers.

Related Expressions

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