Meaning: The trees moved back and forth in the light wind.
Choice of Words: Trees are tall plants with branches and leaves. Swayed means that the trees moved back and forth. Gentle breeze is a wind that is not strong.
Alternative Expressions
The trees danced in the soft wind.
Meaning: This sentence also describes trees moving in the wind, but it uses different words to make it sound more like the trees are dancing.
Choice of Words:Danced means to move in a graceful way. Soft means not loud or strong.
The trees bobbed and weaved in the breeze.
Meaning: This sentence describes trees moving in a more lively way, as if they're playing in the wind.
Choice of Words:Bobbed means to move up and down. Weaved means to move in and out.