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sleet

Pronunciation: /sliːt/
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Definition of sleet

noun

[mass noun]
  • rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls: driving sleet and rain made conditions horrendous
  • US a thin coating of ice formed by sleet or rain freezing on coming into contact with a cold surface.

verb

[no object] (it sleets, it is sleeting, etc.)
  • sleet falls:it was sleeting so hard we could barely see

Derivatives

sleety

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: of Germanic origin; probably related to Middle Low German slōten (plural) 'hail' and German Schlosse 'hailstone'

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