Sleet Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsɫit

SLEET

UK

slˈiːt

s-LEET

Definition

Sleet is a type of weather where frozen or partially frozen raindrops fall, often as a mix of rain and ice or snow pellets.

Usage & Nuances

"Sleet" is most common in cold climates and differs from "hail" (hard ice balls from thunderstorms) and "snow" (frozen flakes). It usually makes roads slippery. Used mainly in weather reports.

• Spanish: aguanieve
• Portuguese (BR): granizo fino - chuva congelada
• Portuguese (PT): granizo fino - chuva gelada
• Chinese (Simplified): 雨夹雪
• Chinese (Traditional): 雨夾雪
• Hindi: ओले के साथ वर्षा - बर्फीली बारिश
• Arabic: مطر متجمد - مطر ممزوج بالثلج
• Bengali: বৃষ্টি-শিলাবৃষ্টি - বরফমিশ্র বৃষ্টি
• Russian: дождь со снегом - мокрый снег
• Japanese: みぞれ
• Vietnamese: mưa tuyết - mưa đá nhỏ
• Korean: 진눈깨비
• Turkish: sulu kar - karla karışık yağmur
• Urdu: بَرَفاب - اولے والی بارش
• Indonesian: hujan es - hujan es campur salju

Example Sentences

It started to sleet this morning.

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Be careful driving in sleet.

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Sleet covered the road quickly.

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I hate it when sleet gets in my shoes.

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The forecast said we might get some sleet tonight.

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By morning, a thin layer of sleet covered everything outside.

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