sleet
noun/sliːt/
Frequency rank: #15,341 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets or a mixture of rain and snow.
Example sentence
We had to walk through sleet on our way to school this morning.
Synonyms & related words
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