Clouds painted sky with fiery hues.
Meaning: The clouds made the sky look like it was on fire.
Choice of Words: Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, often appearing in the sky. Painted is a verb that means to apply paint or color to something, so it's used figuratively here to describe the clouds' effect on the sky. Fiery means resembling fire, and hues refers to different shades or variations of a color.
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