Meaning: The rain hit the windows hard and made a loud noise.
Choice of Words:Rain is water falling from the sky. Lashed means it hit the glass with force.
Alternative Expressions
The rain was hitting the window hard.
Meaning: This means that the rain is hitting the window very hard, like when a storm is happening. It's like saying, The rain is hitting the window really hard.
Choice of Words:The rain is water that falls from clouds in the sky. Was hitting means that the rain was striking something with force. The window is a hard, transparent material that is used to make windows and other things. Hard means with a lot of force. When you put them together, "The rain was hitting the window hard" means that the rain was striking the window with a lot of force.
The raindrops were pounding on the glass.
Meaning: This means that the rain is hitting the window very hard, like when a storm is happening. It's like saying, The rain is hitting the window really hard.
Choice of Words:The raindrops are drops of water that fall from clouds in the sky. Were pounding means that the raindrops were hitting something with a lot of force. On means that the raindrops were hitting the glass. The glass is a hard, transparent material that is used to make windows and other things. When you put them together, "The raindrops were pounding on the glass" means that the raindrops were hitting the glass with a lot of force.