Kind words can heal hurt feelings.

Meaning: When someone says something nice to you, it can make you feel happy and forget about any bad feelings you had.

Choice of Words: Kind words are words that are gentle and considerate. Heal means to make something better or to cure it. Hurt feelings are feelings of sadness or pain that someone has caused. Saying kind words can help to make someone feel better.

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Nice words can make sad feelings go away.

Meaning: This means that saying kind and pleasant things can help to make someone feel happier when they are feeling sad or unhappy.

Choice of Words: Nice means kind and pleasant. Words are the things we say and write to communicate with each other. Make means to cause something to happen. Sad means feeling unhappy or disappointed. Feelings are the emotions we experience, like happiness, sadness, anger, and love. Go away means to disappear or leave.

When you're feeling down, kind words can lift you up.

Meaning: This means that when you are feeling sad or unhappy, hearing kind and caring words can make you feel better and happier.

Choice of Words: When means at a particular time or occasion. You're is a contraction of the words you and are. Feeling means experiencing an emotion. Down means sad or unhappy. Kind means nice and caring. Words are the things we say and write to communicate with each other. Lift means to raise something up. You refers to the person experiencing the emotion.

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