Melodies linger in her mind long after the music stops.

Meaning: She keeps thinking about the music even after it is over.

Choice of Words: Melodies are the main tunes of a piece of music. Linger means to stay or continue for a long time. Mind is the part of a person that thinks and feels. Music refers to the organized sound created for aesthetic purposes.

Alternative Expressions

Tunes float in her brain even after the music ends.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence. It's saying that she can still hear the song in her head even after it has finished playing.

Choice of Words: Tunes are another word for melodies. Float means to move gently in the air or water. Brain is where we think and remember things. Ends means to finish or stop something. When you put them together, this sentence means that the melodies in the song continued to move gently in her mind even after the song was over.

The music's notes stay in her thoughts after it's done playing.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences. It's saying that she can still hear the song in her head even after it has finished playing.

Choice of Words: Notes are the individual sounds that make up a melody. Stay means to remain in a place or condition. Thoughts are what we think about. Done means finished or completed. When you put them together, this sentence means that the individual sounds that made up the melody continued to exist in her mind even after the song was over.

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