Definition of sleet - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
rain snow mixUS mixture of rain and snowUS
- The forecast predicts sleet for tomorrow afternoon.
2.
ice pelletsTECH. UK pellets of ice from frozen raindropsTECH. UK
- Sleet covered the roads, making them slippery.
Verb
weatherUS rain and snow fall together from the skyUS
- It will sleet later this afternoon.
Images of sleet
mixture of rain and snow 
pellets of ice from frozen raindrops
Origin of sleet
Old English, slēat (sleet)
Terms with sleet included in their meaning
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weather
storm with snow, sleet, or freezing rain
winter precipitation
sleet, especially in Canada and the US
meteorology
water released from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
precipitation
containing sleet or snow
icy flakes
brief period of snow or sleet
weather
rain, snow, or sleet with high levels of acid
winter storm
weather condition with snow, sleet, and rain
condition
characterized by sleet
weather
consisting of or resembling sleet
Examples of sleet in a sentence
Sleet covered the streets in a slippery layer. Sleet fell heavily during the storm. The forecast predicts sleet for tomorrow morning. It might sleet during the morning commute. Dark clouds gathered, threatening to sleet soon.
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- French:neige fondue, pleuvoir mêlé de neige, ...
- German:Schneeregen, Schneeregen fallen, ...
- Italian:nevischio, nevicare con pioggia, ...
- Spanish:cellisca, caer aguanieve, ...
- Portuguese:chuva com neve, cair água-neve, ...
- Chinese:雨夹雪, 下雨夹雪, ...
- Japanese:みぞれ, みぞれが降る, ...
- Arabic:مَطَر ثَلْجِي, تَساقَطَ المَطَرُ وَالثَّلْجُ مَعًا, ...
- Hebrew:שֶׁלֶג מְעוֹרָב בְּגֶשֶׁם, שֶׁיֵּרֵד גֶּשֶׁם מְעֹרָב בְּשֶׁלֶג, ...
- Russian:дождь со снегом, сыпать мокрым снегом, ...
- Ukrainian:мокрий сніг, йти мокрим снігом, ...
- Hindi:बर्फीली बारिश, मिश्रित वर्षा होना, ...
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