sleeting

sleet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleet]
- /slit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleet]
- /slit/

Definitions of sleeting word

noun sleeting precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ). 1
noun sleeting glaze (def 17). 1
noun sleeting Chiefly British. a mixture of rain and snow. 1
verb without object sleeting to send down sleet. 1
verb without object sleeting to fall as or like sleet. 1

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Origin of sleeting

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (noun) Middle English slete; akin to Low German slote, German Schlossen hail; (v.) Middle English sleten, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Sleeting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleeting

sleeting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sleeting usage trend in Literature

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