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English noun: sleet

1. sleet (phenomenon) partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)


Broader (hypernym)downfall, precipitation


English verb: sleet

1. sleet (weather) precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow


SamplesIf the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet.


ExamplesIt was sleeting all day long


Pattern of useIt is ----ing


Broader (hypernym)come down, fall, precipitate









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