Antonyms for sleet

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sleet

Phonetic Transcription : slit

Definition of sleet

Origin : c.1300, slete, either from an unrecorded Old English *slete, *slyte, related to Middle High German sloz, Middle Low German sloten (plural) "hail," from Proto-Germanic *slautjan- (cf. dialectal Norwegian slutr, Danish slud, Swedish sloud "sleet"), from root *slaut-.

As in precipitation : noun moisture in air or falling from sky
As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
As in shower : noun precipitation
As in snow : noun frozen vapor
As in ice : noun frozen water
As in rain : verb drop water or other substance
As in shower : verb rain

Example sentences :

A gust of wind and sleet rushed through the opening and stung their faces.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

But in spite of snow and sleet we filled our days to the brim.
Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Then the sleet came pouring down and shut everything from sight.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Sleet an' rain minglin', an' porridge ice slammin' ont' shore!
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

The weather had been stormy, with frequent showers of sleet and snow.
Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald

The snow and sleet were blinding, the wind had risen to a gale.
Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan

Sleet was falling, and the wet and cold increased the discomfort.
Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

It was a bitter cold night, with a cold wind and snow and sleet.
Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest

The wind and the sleet caused a stampede at the picket line.
Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman

Ordered back to Murfreesboro, and march thither in a storm of snow and sleet.
Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty

Synonyms for sleet

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