sleet

/sliːt/
verb
  1. To fall as sleet (used with 'it' as the subject).
    • It started to sleet just as we left the house.
    • It sleeted all morning, so we canceled our hike.
    • If it sleets, the school bus might be delayed.
noun
  1. A mixture of rain and snow, or partly frozen rain that falls as ice pellets.
    • We stayed inside because the sleet was making driving dangerous.
    • A thin layer of sleet covered the sidewalk, making it slippery.
    • The weather forecast warned of sleet and icy roads tonight.
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