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How to spell sleet

Sleet is spelled S-L-E-E-T.

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What it means: A mixture of rain and snow.

In a sentence: When it's very cold, rain turns into sleet.

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Same family: sleety, snow, hail, freezing-rain, ice. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “sleet” has been used in English since at least the 14th century and is related to old Germanic words for slippery or wet snow. Its exact origin is uncertain, but it has long been used to describe that annoying mix of rain and snow on cold days.

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