It means they kind of touch the ground a bit. Hope this helps!
<span>Dr. King uses the words “whirlwinds” and “shake” to help readers understand that a dramatic change is coming to the nation.
There is not a literal storm coming, but figurative one. The above makes the most sense</span>
What are the choices given here? Anyway, if the question is whether the sentence "The couple looked closely at the exterior of the house, they noticed; the paint was in disrepair." uses correct punctuation, I shall answer that it does not.
It could possibly be: The couple looked closely at the exterior of the house; They noticed the paint was in disrepair.