Wind howled fiercely, shaking trees.

Meaning: This sentence describes the wind making a long, loud, crying noise and causing the trees to shake. It's like saying, The wind made a very loud, crying noise and made the trees move quickly from side to side.

Choice of Words: Howled is a verb that means to make a long, loud, crying noise like a wolf. Fiercely is an adverb that means in a way that is wild and violent. Shaking is a verb that means to move something quickly and repeatedly from side to side. Trees are tall plants with a woody stem and branches. When you put them together, "Wind howled fiercely, shaking trees" tells a story of the wind making a long, loud, crying noise and causing the trees to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side.

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• The wind howled fiercely, shaking the trees.
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• The wind howled through the trees, shaking their branches.
• Wind howled through the trees, shaking leaves loose.
• Wind howled through trees, shaking branches.
• Wind howled through the trees, shaking their branches.
• Wind howled loudly, shaking trees.
• The wind howled fiercely through the trees.
• The wind howled fiercely, bending the trees in its path.