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Vocabulary Entry
sleet
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A type of precipitation consisting of ice pellets that fall when temperatures are slightly above freezing.
Example Sentences
"The weather forecast predicts sleet tomorrow."
"Driving can be hazardous in sleet conditions."
"The ground became slippery due to the layer of sleet."
V
verb
To fall as sleet; to come down as ice pellets.
Example Sentences
"It began to sleet just as we were leaving the house."
"The storm caused it to sleet intermittently throughout the night."
"Expect it to sleet this afternoon as the temperatures drop."