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Noun: sleet  sleet
  1. Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
Verb: sleet  sleet
  1. Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
    "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"

Derived forms: sleeted, sleeting, sleets

See also: sleety

Type of: come down, downfall, fall, precipitate, precipitation

Encyclopedia: Sleet