Whispers echoed through empty hallways.

Meaning: Very soft spoken words were heard again and again in passages or corridors in a building that had no people or things in them.

Choice of Words: Whispers are very soft spoken words. Echoed means to be repeated or heard again as a reflection of sound. Empty means containing nothing or no one. Hallways are passages or corridors in a building.

Alternative Expressions

The hallway was empty, and whispers echoed through it.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the hallway was empty, and someone was whispering in it. The sound of their whispers bounced off the walls and came back to our ears.

Choice of Words: Hallway is another word for a long, narrow room in a building. Empty means there was no one in the hallway. Whispers are very quiet sounds, like when you talk softly. Echoed means the sound bounced off the walls and came back to our ears.

Whispers floated through the empty hallway.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that someone was whispering in an empty hallway, and the sound of their whispers moved gently through the air.

Choice of Words: Whispers are very quiet sounds, like when you talk softly. Floated means they moved gently through the air. Empty means there was no one in the hallway. Hallway is another word for a long, narrow room in a building.

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