Meaning: A shiny, round object is moving very quickly past a group of people who are greatly surprised or shocked.
Choice of Words:Astonished means greatly surprised or shocked.
Alternative Expressions
A bright ball flies quickly by a shocked group of people.
Meaning: This sentence also describes a round, shiny object moving very quickly past a group of people who are very surprised to see it, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.
Choice of Words:Bright means something that is giving off a lot of light. Ball means a round object. Flies means to move through the air. Quickly means to move at a fast speed. By means to go near or past something. Shocked means to be very surprised. Group means a number of people or things together.
A gleaming sphere speeds by a stunned gathering of onlookers.
Meaning: This sentence still describes a round, shiny object moving very quickly past a group of people who are very surprised to see it, but it uses even more different words to describe the same thing.
Choice of Words:Gleaming means something that is shining brightly. Sphere means a round object. Speeds means to move very quickly. By means to go near or past something. Stunned means to be very surprised. Gathering means a group of people who have come together. Onlookers means people who are watching something.