sleetsleet /sliːt/ noun [uncountable] 
scattered sleet and snow showers► see thesaurus at rain—sleet verb [intransitive]: It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards.—sleety adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- We couldn't see anything because of the sleet and snow.
- A tear popped out of one eye, or was it sleet that was still falling?
- Handfuls of sleet were beginning to wander through the air.
- I awoke to rain and sleet pounding on the roof, and to the sound of rushing wind.
- It swirled and howled, driving the sleet and snow towards him alone.
- It was raining again, and so windy and cold that the rain felt like sleet on their faces.
- Outside, the sleet rattled across the windows like handfuls of hurled gravel.
- She trembled at the razor-sharp sleet of misery: losing Lucy.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: · The rain has stopped at last.· There had been heavy rain during the night.
noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water: · A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.
noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light: · More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.· a light shower of rain
noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: · A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.· a torrential downpour
noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): · The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.
noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The rain had turned to sleet.· Sleet and snow fell.
noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: · The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.
noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries: · The monsoon is late this year.· the monsoon season
noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky: · The ground was covered with deep snow.· Snow began to fall.
noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky: · The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet: · I made my way through the dirty slush.
noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind: · We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold: · Frost can kill delicate plants.
noun [uncountable, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice: · Hail bounced on the tiled roof.· He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a Christmas when there is snow: · Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?
Longman Language Activatorsnow and ice soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather: · The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.· Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.· When climbing in snow and ice, it is essential to use the correct gear.snow falls: · Some snow is expected to fall in the Rockies tonight.snow storm: · She disappeared without trace in a heavy snow storm.virgin snow (=snow on the ground that looks clean and white because no-one has stepped on it, driven on it etc): · There was a single line of footprints in the virgin snow.
if it snows , soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky when the weather is cold: it snows: · It snowed continually for three weeks.
spoken use this to say that it is snowing now: · It was snowing when he left the house.
frozen raindrops that fall as small balls of ice: · There were frequent showers of rain and hail.· Even in England, half-inch diameter hail stones are not unusual.
a mixture of snow and rain: · We couldn't see anything because of the sleet and snow.
ice that looks white and powdery and covers things when the temperature is very cold: · The grass and trees were white with frost.· Frost covered all the windows.
covered in ice and very slippery: · Be careful - the roads are icy this morning.· Despite the icy ground, he was urging his horse on faster and faster.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards.
half-frozen rain that falls when it is very cold: It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards. scattered sleet and snow showers► see thesaurus at rain—sleet verb [intransitive]: It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards.—sleety adjective