Meaning: Flat, green parts of trees made a soft, swishing sound as the air moved quickly.
Choice of Words: Leaves: flat, green parts of a tree, rustled: made a soft, swishing sound, wind: moving air, blew: moved quickly.
Alternative Expressions
The wind whispered through the leaves.
Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of the wind moving through the leaves. It's like saying, The wind made a soft, rustling sound as it moved through the leaves.
Choice of Words:Wind is the movement of air, and whispered means to speak softly. Through means that the wind moved between the leaves. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow on the branches.
The breeze danced with the leaves.
Meaning: This sentence describes the way the leaves move in the wind. It's like saying, The leaves moved gracefully and lightly in the wind.
Choice of Words:Breeze is a gentle wind. Danced means to move gracefully and lightly. With means that the breeze and the leaves moved together. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow on the branches.