The wind howled outside, whipping the rain against the window panes.

Meaning: This means the wind was making a loud sound and forcefully pushing the rain against the windows.

Choice of Words: The word howled means to make a loud, long, high-pitched sound like the wind. Whipping means to move something quickly and forcefully. Window panes are the glass panes in a window. When you put them together, the phrase "howled outside, whipping the rain against the window panes" means the wind was making a loud sound and forcefully pushing the rain against the glass panes of the windows.

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