sleet Synonyms

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sleet Meaning

Wordnet

sleet (n)

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

Wordnet

sleet (v)

precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

Webster

sleet (n.)

The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.

Webster

sleet (v. i.)

To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

sleet Sentence Examples

  1. The icy sleet pelted down on the roof, sounding like a barrage of tiny hammers.
  2. The streets were transformed into a treacherous sheet of ice as sleet turned to freezing rain.
  3. The biting sleet stung my exposed skin, forcing me to seek shelter under a bus stop canopy.
  4. The snow mixed with sleet made for dangerous driving conditions, reducing visibility and traction.
  5. The sleet-covered trees glittered like diamonds, creating an ethereal winter wonderland.
  6. The howling wind carried sleet into my eyes, making it difficult to see the road ahead.
  7. The sleet began as a light dusting but quickly escalated into a full-blown blizzard.
  8. The warm clothes I wore proved inadequate as the relentless sleet soaked through to my bones.
  9. The heavy sleet weighed down the branches of the trees, threatening to snap them.
  10. The sleet-laden air made the already frigid temperatures feel even colder.

FAQs About the word sleet

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow), precipitate as a mixture of rain and snowThe part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions

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The icy sleet pelted down on the roof, sounding like a barrage of tiny hammers.

The streets were transformed into a treacherous sheet of ice as sleet turned to freezing rain.

The biting sleet stung my exposed skin, forcing me to seek shelter under a bus stop canopy.

The snow mixed with sleet made for dangerous driving conditions, reducing visibility and traction.