He slowly walked away from the noisy crowd.

Meaning: He gradually moved away from the group of people who were making a lot of noise.

Choice of Words: Slowly describes the pace or speed of the action, in this case, walking. Walked is the past tense of walk, which means to move by putting one foot in front of the other. Away indicates a direction or movement from a particular place or person. Noisy means making a lot of sound or disturbance. Crowd refers to a large number of people gathered together in one place.

Alternative Expressions

He sauntered away from the boisterous throng.

Meaning: This means that a male person moved away from a large group of people who were making a lot of noise. He did this at a slow, relaxed pace.

Choice of Words: He is a pronoun that refers to a male person. Sauntered means to walk in a slow, relaxed manner. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker. From means to move or come from a particular place or thing. The is an article used before a noun to indicate that the noun is specific and known to the speaker and listener. Boisterous means very noisy and lively. Throng means a large group of people gathered together in one place.

With measured steps, he departed from the raucous assembly.

Meaning: This means that a male person left a large group of people who were making a lot of noise. He did this in a slow, controlled manner.

Choice of Words: With means accompanied by or together with. Measured means carefully considered or controlled. Steps means the movement of putting one foot in front of the other in order to walk. He is a pronoun that refers to a male person. Departed means to leave a place or person. From means to move or come from a particular place or thing. The is an article used before a noun to indicate that the noun is specific and known to the speaker and listener. Raucous means very noisy and lively. Assembly means a group of people gathered together for a particular purpose.

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