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sleet
sleet S0470700 (slēt)n.1. Precipitation consisting of small ice pellets formed by the freezing of raindrops or of melted snowflakes.2. A mixture of rain and snow or hail.3. A thin icy coating that forms when rain or sleet freezes, as on trees or streets.intr.v. sleet·ed, sleet·ing, sleets To shower sleet.
[Middle English slete, probably from Old English *slēte; akin to German Schlosse, hail.]
sleet′y adj.sleet (sliːt) n1. (Physical Geography) partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain2. (Physical Geography) chiefly US the thin coat of ice that forms when sleet or rain freezes on cold surfacesvb (Physical Geography) (intr) to fall as sleet[C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Low German slōten hail, Middle High German slōze, German Schlossen hailstones] ˈsleety adjsleet (slit)
n. 1. precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (disting. from hail). v.i. 2. to send down sleet. 3. to fall as or like sleet. [1250–1300; (n.) Middle English slete; akin to Middle Low German slote, Old High German slōze hail] sleet′y, adj. sleet (slēt) Water that falls to earth in the form of frozen or partially frozen raindrops.sleet
Past participle: sleeted
Gerund: sleeting
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| it is sleeting |
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| it has sleeted |
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| it was sleeting |
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| it had sleeted |
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| it will have sleeted |
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| it will be sleeting |
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| it has been sleeting |
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| it will have been sleeting |
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| it had been sleeting |
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| it would sleet |
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Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sleet - partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | | Verb | 1. | sleet - precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" |
Translationssleet (sliːt) noun rain mixed with snow or hail. That isn't snow – it's just sleet. 雨夾雪(或凍雨) 雨夹雪（或雹子） verb to hail or snow, with a mixture of rain. It seems to be sleeting outside. 下雨夾雪(或下凍雨) 下雨夹雪（或雹子） IdiomsSeerisk of (some inclement weather)sleet
sleet, precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer with a temperature below the freezing point, they turn into sleet. Snowflakes that have melted by passing through a warm layer will turn into sleet if they then pass through a freezing layer. Sleet often falls together with snow and rain, and may deposit an icy coating on exposed surfaces. Sleet occurs only during the winter, while hailhail,
precipitation in the form of pellets composed of ice or of ice and snow, occurring at any time of the year, usually during the passage of a cold front or during a thunderstorm. Small hailstones have a soft center and a single outer coat of ice.
..... Click the link for more information. , a different form of icy precipitation, may fall at any time of the year.sleet[slēt] (meteorology) Colloquially in some parts of the United States, precipitation in the form of a mixture of snow and rain. sleetWater droplets falling from clouds that become clear ice pellets after passing through a layer of clouds with freezing temperatures. Sleet thus indicates a temperature inversion. Sleet may also develop from the freezing of melted snow, as the latter falls through a colder layer of air near the ground. On weather charts, sleet is represented by  sleet1. partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain 2. Chiefly US the thin coat of ice that forms when sleet or rain freezes on cold surfaces sleet
Words related to sleetnoun partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)Related Wordsverb precipitate as a mixture of rain and snowRelated Words |