wilting

The red admirals reminded Emilio of wilting leaves.

wilting

When a plant doesn’t get enough water, its leaves start to droop because they are wilting.

wilting

If you had a garden, would you rather have –

wilting flowers?

wilting weeds

or

flitted

The butterflies flitted about in the air.

flitted

If something moved quickly from place to place without stopping for long, it flitted.

flitted

Which would be more likely to flit about –

a bird in a cage

a bird in a tree?

or

swirling

Emilio watched the swirling snowflakes.

swirling

If something is swirling, it is moving round and round quickly.

swirling

When would you most likely see swirling leaves -

on a rainy day

on a windy day?

or

trance

Emilio watched the laundry as if in a trance.

trance

When someone is in a trance, he or she seems to be asleep, but his or her eyes are open.

trance

Would you be more likely to feel like you were in a trance

while listening to a long speech?

or

while riding a rollercoaster