sleet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
  2. verb precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
    • If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet

WordNet

Sleet noun
Definitions
  1. (Gun.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Sleet noun
Etymology
OE. sleet; akin to MHG. slz, slze hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.
Definitions
  1. Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.
Sleet intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sleeted; present participle & verbal noun Sleeting
Definitions
  1. To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

Webster 1913