The chirping of birds echoed through the forest.

Meaning: The sound of birds singing could be heard all through the forest.

Choice of Words: Chirping is the sound made by small birds. Echoed means repeated sound that seems to come from different directions.

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The birds were chirping in the forest, and their song filled the air.

Meaning: This means that the birds were singing in the forest, and their song could be heard everywhere.

Choice of Words: Chirping is the sound that birds make. Were tells us that the birds were making this sound in the past. Song is another word for the sound that birds make. Filled means that the sound was everywhere in the air.

The forest was alive with the sound of birds chirping.

Meaning: This means that the forest was full of the sound of birds singing.

Choice of Words: Alive means that there was a lot of activity or energy. With means that the sound of the birds was the reason the forest was alive. Chirping is the sound that birds make.

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