sleet

noun

\ ˈslēt

Definition of sleet

(Entry 1 of 2)

: frozen or partly frozen rain

sleet

verb

sleeted; sleeting; sleets

Definition of sleet (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to shower sleet

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Examples of sleet in a Sentence

Noun

The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

According to AccuWeather, the day of the thundersnow- and sleet-ridden #BlizzardProm was the second-snowiest April day on record for Minneapolis, from which Forest Lake is about 30 minutes away. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Minnesota firehouse welcomes teens for #BlizzardProm photo shoot," 17 Apr. 2018 As snow and sleet fell outside their meeting room window, the Maryland State School Board voted Tuesday against allowing the city to have one less school day than the 180 days required by law. — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore City must find one more school day after state board denies waiver request," 20 Mar. 2018 The closures had been set for this week, but were postponed due to the ice that coated roadways across the region after rare snow and sleet fell. — Michael Democker, NOLA.com, "New Orleans Fire Department battles blaze in 7th Ward," 20 Jan. 2018 Read more: The cold and the snow and the sleet and the rain have been the story of the season. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers (and MLB) have a weather problem. Blame climate change?," 17 Apr. 2018 Snow, sleet and a light freezing rain should move through Baton Rouge Tuesday afternoon before getting to New Orleans in the evening. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Snow, ice possible Tuesday night in New Orleans metro; hard freeze warning issued," 16 Jan. 2018 Rain, slow, sleet and freezing rain are expected Friday. — Anna Beahm, AL.com, "Huntsville Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade canceled due to weather threats," 11 Jan. 2018 At the time of the accident, rain and sleet were falling, and the runway was filling with slush. — Peter Greenberg, Town & Country, "Unfriendly Skies," 7 Feb. 2014 With cold air entrenched over the Chicago area, we are poised to be the recipient of more rain, sleet and snow Wednesday, as another eastward-moving low pressure system tracks overhead. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "More snow Wednesday, then temperatures slowly rebound," 18 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Imagine being chained 24/7 (in the) blazing heat, freezing ice, or sleeting rain. — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, "Pet proposals in Texas — saving dogs, cats left in hot cars, banning bestiality and more," 5 May 2017

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