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Definition of sleet verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sleet

verb
 
/sliːt/
 
/sliːt/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sleet
 
/sliːt/
 
/sliːt/
he / she / it sleets
 
/sliːts/
 
/sliːts/
past simple sleeted
 
/ˈsliːtɪd/
 
/ˈsliːtɪd/
past participle sleeted
 
/ˈsliːtɪd/
 
/ˈsliːtɪd/
-ing form sleeting
 
/ˈsliːtɪŋ/
 
/ˈsliːtɪŋ/
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  1. when it is sleeting, a mixture of rain and snow is falling from the sky
    • It’s sleeting!
    Topics Weatherc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; probably related to Middle Low German slōten (plural) ‘hail’ and German Schlosse ‘hailstone’.
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