sleet

sleet  (slt)

n.

1. Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops.

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.

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[Middle English slete, from Old English *slte.]

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sleety adj.

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sleet

Noun

partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp. US) partly frozen rain

Verb

to fall as sleet [Germanic]

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sleet  (slt)

Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of frozen or partially frozen raindrops, often when the temperature is near the freezing point. Sleet usually leaves the cloud in the form of snow that melts as it passes through warm layers of air during its descent. The raindrops and partially melted snowflakes then freeze in the colder layers nearer the earth before striking the ground as pellets of ice, which usually bounce. By contrast,hail forms by the accumulation of layers of ice on the hailstone as it moves up and down in the cloud, and hailstones can become much larger than sleet pellets. The word sleet is also used informally to describe a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain.

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"

Translations

sleet [sliːt] n → aguanieve f

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sleet [sliːt] n → neige fondue

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sleet [sliːt] n → Schneeregen m

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sleet [sliːt] n → nevischio

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sleet

n sleet [sliːt]

rain mixed with snow or hail That isn't snow – it's just sleet. ysreën شَفشاف: خليط من المَطَر والبَرَد суграшица déšť se sněhem/s kroupami slud die Graupel χιονόνερο aguanieve lörts برف توام با باران räntä neige fondante גֶשֶם קִרחִי हिम वर्षा sugradica, susnježica ólmos eső hujan es slydda nevischio, (a pioggia neve mista), (pioggia ghiacciata) みぞれ 진눈깨비 šlapdriba slapjdraņķis hujan beku natte sneeuw sludd deszcz ze śniegiem saraiva lapoviţă дождь со снегом dážď so snehom / s krúpami dež s snegom susnežica snöblandat regn, snöglopp ฝนลูกเห็บ sulu sepken 雨夾雪(或雹子) крупа з дощем; сльота بارش کے ساتھ برف باری cơn mưa tuyết, mưa đá 雨夹雪（或雹子）

v

to hail or snow, with a mixture of rain It seems to be sleeting outside. ysreën sneeu تُمْطِرُ خليطا من المَطَر والبَرَد вали суграшица padat mrznoucí déšť falde slud graupeln ρίχνει χιονόνερο caer aguanieve lörtsi sadama برفابه باريدن sataa räntää de la neige fondante tomber לַרֶדֶת גֶשֶם קִרחִי बर्फ या ओलों के साथ वर्षा होना padati (susnježica) ólmos eső esik turun hujan es ganga á með slyddu nevischiare みぞれが降る 진눈깨비가 내리다 kristi šlapdribai līt lietum ar krusu/sniegu turun hujan beku regenachtig sneeuwen sludde padać saraivar a cădea lapo­viţă идти padá dážď so snehom / s krúpami pada dež s snegom padati - za susnežicu ärm ตกเป็นลูกเห็บ sulu sepken yağmak 下雨夾雪(或雹子) іде сніг із дощем برف و باراں کا ایک ساتھ گرنا mưa tuyết, mưa đá 下雨夹雪（或雹子）