Wind whispers through tall trees.

Meaning: The wind makes a soft sound as it moves through the tall trees.

Choice of Words: The word "wind" refers to the movement of air, while "whispers" suggests a soft, barely audible sound. "Tall trees" are trees that have grown to a significant height.

Alternative Expressions

The wind is blowing softly through the tall trees.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the wind and how it's moving through the trees.

Choice of Words: The wind is the air moving around us. Is blowing means to move air around, like when you blow on a balloon. Softly means gently or quietly. Through means moving from one side of something to the other. Tall means very high. Trees are large plants with a woody stem and branches that grow from the ground. When you put them together, "The wind is blowing softly through the tall trees" means that the wind is moving gently through the leaves of the tall trees.

A gentle breeze rustles the leaves of the towering trees.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the wind, the trees, and the sound the wind makes in the leaves.

Choice of Words: A gentle breeze is a soft, refreshing wind. Rustles means to make a soft, crackling sound, like when you crinkle paper. The leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree that grow on the branches. Of means belonging to something. Towering means very tall. Trees are large plants with a woody stem and branches that grow from the ground. When you put them together, "A gentle breeze rustles the leaves of the towering trees" means that a soft wind is making the leaves of the tall trees make a soft, crackling sound.

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