The forest rustled in the wind.

Meaning: It means that the trees in the forest were making a soft, crackling sound because of the wind.

Choice of Words: The word rustled means to make a soft, crackling sound. Forest is a large area of land covered with trees. Wind is moving air. So, the sentence means that the trees in the forest were making a soft, crackling sound because of the wind.

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