em, I don't know about other places, but in Ireland, it's very common to say "lashing" instead of "pelting" or "raining heavily" Kanjo Kotr 01:33, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
1. a severe reproof or verbal attack He felt the full lash of his father's tongue. 2. a strong or powerful, often continuous, impact of something, especially a natural element, against a surface The lash of waves onto the beach
--Backinstadiums (talk) 18:59, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
Transitive and intransitive verb: to criticize somebody or something severely She lashed into her critics. Transitive : ito encourage somebody, especially a crowd of people, to feel a strong emotion such as anger The fans had lashed themselves into a fever of enthusiasm.