The flowers bowed their heads in the gentle breeze.

Meaning: The flowers swayed and lowered their blossoms in the soft breeze, as if they were bowing their heads in respect.

Choice of Words: Flowers are plants with colorful or fragrant blossoms. Bowed means to bend or lower one's head or body as a sign of respect or submission. Heads are the top parts of the body that contain the brain and face. Breeze is a gentle wind.

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The flowers dipped their heads in the soft wind.

Meaning: This means that the flowers moved their heads slightly in the gentle breeze.

Choice of Words: Dipped is a verb that means to move something briefly into a liquid or substance and then quickly remove it. Heads are the top parts of the flowers. Soft means gentle and not rough. Wind is moving air. When you put them together, "The flowers dipped their heads in the soft wind" means that the flowers moved their heads briefly into the gentle moving air.

The flowers nodded their heads in the light breeze.

Meaning: This means that the flowers moved their heads slightly up and down in the gentle breeze.

Choice of Words: Nodded is a verb that means to move your head up and down as a sign of agreement or greeting. Heads are the top parts of the flowers. Light means not heavy or dark. Breeze is a gentle wind. When you put them together, "The flowers nodded their heads in the light breeze" means that the flowers moved their heads up and down slightly in the gentle wind.

The flowers swayed their heads in the gentle breeze.

Meaning: This means that the flowers moved their heads gently back and forth or from side to side in the gentle breeze.

Choice of Words: Swayed is a verb that means to move gently back and forth or from side to side. Heads are the top parts of the flowers. Gentle means not rough or harsh. Breeze is a gentle wind. When you put them together, "The flowers swayed their heads in the gentle breeze" means that the flowers moved their heads gently back and forth or from side to side in the gentle wind.

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