The fireflies flitted through the meadow like tiny lanterns.

Meaning: The fireflies flew around the meadow, their lights resembling small, moving lanterns.

Choice of Words: Fireflies are small insects that produce light. Flitted means to move quickly and lightly from one place to another. Meadow is an open area of land with grass and flowers. Lanterns are objects that produce light.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Fireflies flitted through the air like tiny lanterns.
• The fireflies flitted through the air like tiny lanterns.
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• Fireflies danced like tiny lanterns in the twilight.
• Fireflies flickered like tiny lanterns in the dusk.
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