Wind blew trees rustled leaves.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of leaves rustling in the wind.

Choice of Words: The words wind, blew, trees, rustled, and leaves are all related to the action of wind causing leaves to rustle on trees.

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The wind blew and the trees rustled their leaves.

Meaning: This means that there was a strong wind and it caused the leaves of the trees to make a rustling sound.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air, and blew means that the wind moved strongly. Trees are large plants with woody stems and rustled means that the leaves of the trees made a soft, crackling sound as they moved in the wind.

A strong gust of wind made the leaves on the trees dance and sing.

Meaning: This means that the wind was blowing so hard that it made the leaves on the trees move around and make a sound like music.

Choice of Words: Gust means a sudden, strong burst of wind, and dance means to move rhythmically to music. Sing means to make musical sounds with your voice. When you put them together, "dance and sing" is a poetic way to describe the way the leaves moved in the wind.

The wind howled through the trees, making the leaves tremble and shake.

Meaning: This means that the wind was blowing so hard that it made the leaves on the trees shake and move around.

Choice of Words: Howled means to make a long, loud sound like a wolf, and tremble means to shake slightly and quickly. Shake means to move back and forth quickly. When you put them together, "tremble and shake" is a vivid way to describe the way the leaves moved in the wind.

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