Plants drank the raindrops greedily.

Meaning: The plants absorbed the raindrops quickly and eagerly, as if they were very thirsty.

Choice of Words: Drank means to consume a liquid. Greedily means with a strong desire for more. Plants are living things that grow in the soil and need water to survive.

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The plants soaked up the raindrops like a sponge.

Meaning: This means the plants took in the raindrops and became filled with them, like a sponge would absorb water.

Choice of Words: Soaked means to absorb or become filled with a liquid. Up means to move towards a higher position. Sponge is a material that can absorb a lot of liquid. When you put them together, "soaked up" means to absorb or become filled with a liquid.

The plants gulped down the raindrops like a thirsty animal.

Meaning: This means the plants took in the raindrops very quickly and in large amounts, like a thirsty animal would drink water.

Choice of Words: Gulped means to swallow something quickly and in large amounts. Down means to move towards a lower position. Thirsty means to have a strong desire for something to drink. Animal is a living thing that can move and eat. When you put them together, "gulped down" means to swallow something quickly and in large amounts.

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