Rearranging Word Riddle: Opposite Meaning with Same Words

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In summary, the meaning of the sentence "When large humans scare tiny animals, they are such beasts that they let loose a roar" can be expressed in a similar, though opposite, manner by rearranging the words to say "Tiny animals scare humans that they are large beasts when they let loose such a roar." Other possible rearrangements include "When tiny animals let loose a roar, they are such beasts that they scare large humans" and "Tiny animals are such beasts that when they let loose a roar, they scare large humans."
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Can you make another sentence with a similar, though opposite, meaning of the one below by rearranging the words?

When large humans scare tiny animals, they are such beasts that they let loose a roar.
 
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Tiny animals scare humans that they are large beasts when they let loose such a roar.

How's that?
 
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When tiny animals let loose a roar, they are such beasts that they scare large humans.

or better

Tiny animals are such beasts that when they let loose a roar, they scare large humans.
 
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(simple but it works) When tiny animals scare large humans, they are such beasts that they let loose a roar.


(changed a bit more)
When beasts let loose a roar, they are such large animals that they scare tiny humans.

or, similarly...

When large animals let loose a roar, they are such beasts that they scare tiny humans.
 
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Large animals, such beasts that they are, scare tiny humans when they let loose a roar.
 
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Humans are such tiny animals that
when they let loose a roar
they scare large beasts.
 
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Hurkyl gets the point! Boulderheads doesn't make sense :smile:
 

1. What is a Rearranging Word Riddle?

A Rearranging Word Riddle is a type of puzzle that involves rearranging words to create a new phrase or sentence with an opposite meaning. This type of riddle requires critical thinking and knowledge of vocabulary to solve.

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