Fish jumped playfully out of the water.

Meaning: The fish were moving quickly off the surface of the water in a cheerful and fun way.

Choice of Words: Jumped means to move quickly off the ground or a surface by pushing with your legs. Playfully means in a cheerful and fun way. Water is a clear liquid that falls from the sky as rain or flows in rivers and lakes. When you put them together, "Fish jumped playfully out of the water" means that the fish were moving quickly off the surface of the water in a cheerful and fun way.

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The fish leaped merrily from the depths of the water.

Meaning: This means that the fish moved quickly up into the air, in a way that was full of fun and joy, from the deepest part of the water.

Choice of Words: Fish are aquatic animals that live in water. Leaped is a synonym for jumped, which means to move quickly up into the air, usually by pushing off the ground or another surface with your feet or legs. Merrily means in a way that is full of fun and joy. From means to move away from a particular place or thing. Depths means the deepest part of something, especially a body of water. Water is a clear liquid that makes up most of the Earth's surface and is essential for life.

The aquatic creature propelled itself exuberantly above the water's surface.

Meaning: This means that the fish used its energy and excitement to move itself up into the air, above the top layer of water.

Choice of Words: Aquatic creature is a general term for any animal that lives in water. Propelled means to move or drive something forward or onward. Itself means the fish itself. Exuberantly means in a way that is full of energy and excitement. Above means higher than or over something else. Water's surface is the top layer of water in a body of water.

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