Rain lashed, windows rattled.

Meaning: The rain was coming down very hard and it was making the windows shake.

Choice of Words: Lashed is a verb that means to strike or beat repeatedly. Rattled is a verb that means to make a rapid series of short, sharp sounds. Rain and windows are the subjects of the sentence, and they are the ones that are causing the action.

Alternative Expressions

The rain was coming down hard, and the windows were shaking.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a heavy rain storm. The rain is falling so heavily that the windows are shaking.

Choice of Words: **Coming down hard** is a phrase that means raining heavily. **Windows** are the transparent openings in a wall, door, or vehicle that allow light to enter. **Shaking** is a verb that means to move back and forth quickly.

It was raining cats and dogs, and the windows were rattling like crazy.

Meaning: This sentence describes a very heavy rain storm. The rain is falling so heavily that the windows are shaking violently.

Choice of Words: **Raining cats and dogs** is a phrase that means raining very heavily. **Windows** are the transparent openings in a wall, door, or vehicle that allow light to enter. **Rattling like crazy** is a phrase that means shaking very violently.

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