Wind howled through icy mountain pass.

Meaning: The wind is blowing loudly through the mountain pass.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Howled means to make a long, loud cry. Icy means covered in ice. Mountain pass is a narrow path through a mountain range. When we put them together, we hear the wind making a loud, eerie sound as it blows through the icy mountain pass.

Alternative Expressions

The wind made a howling sound as it passed through the icy mountain pass.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of the wind blowing through a cold, icy mountain pass. It's like saying, The wind created a loud, sad sound as it blew through the narrow path in the mountain.

Choice of Words: The wind is the movement of air, usually caused by the difference in air pressure between two areas. Made means to create or produce something. A howling sound means a loud, long, mournful sound. As it passed through means as the wind moved from one side of the mountain pass to the other. The icy mountain pass is a narrow way through a cold, icy mountain.

The wind screamed as it rushed through the icy mountain defile.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of the wind blowing through a cold, icy mountain defile. It's like saying, The wind made a loud, piercing sound as it blew through the narrow valley between the two mountains.

Choice of Words: The wind is the movement of air, usually caused by the difference in air pressure between two areas. Screamed means to make a loud, high-pitched sound. As it rushed through means as the wind moved quickly from one side of the mountain defile to the other. The icy mountain defile is a narrow, steep-sided valley between two mountains.

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