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Definitions for Sleet
[1] precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2).
[2] glaze(def 17) .
[3] Chiefly British . a mixture of rain and snow.
[4] to send down sleet.
[5] to fall as or like sleet.
[6] partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain
[7] mainly US the thin coat of ice that forms when sleet or rain freezes on cold surfaces
[8] (intr) to fall as sleet
Words related to Sleet
rainfall, snow, rain, storm, drizzle, rainstorm, deluge, hail, torrent, shower, flood, stream, mist, precipitation, monsoon, downpour, drench, spray, sprinkle, pour
Words nearby Sleet
sleepwalking, sleepwear, sleepy, sleepy hollow chair, sleepyhead, sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeve board, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog
Origin of Sleet
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English slete; akin to Low German slote, German Schlossen hail; (v.) Middle English sleten, derivative of the noun
Word origin for Sleet
C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Low German slōten hail, Middle High German slōze, German Schlossen hailstones
Synonyms for Sleet
drizzle, rain, rainfall, rainstorm, snow, storm, cloudburst, condensation, hail, hailstorm, wetness, heavy dew, precip