Sleet
WordNet
noun
(1) Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
verb
(2) Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
"If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
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Etymology
According to Skeat, the author of Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, it is from origin - (whence Danish ); akin to Middle High German sloz (German ).
Noun
Verb
- To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
- I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting.