Waves crashed, sand listened.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a beach with waves crashing against the shore and the sand absorbing the sound.

Choice of Words: Waves are ridges of water that move across the surface of a body of water. Crashed is a verb that means to make a loud, sudden noise when hitting something. Sand is a loose material made up of small grains of rock. Listened is a verb that means to pay attention to sounds. When you put them together, "Waves crashed, sand listened" creates a picture of a beach with waves crashing against the shore and the sand absorbing the sound.

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