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sleeting

/ˈsliːtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
(of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.

Examples :

""This morning, it was sleeting, so school was canceled." "
weather

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

Illustration sleet

sleet noun

/sliːt/

Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

"The morning commute was treacherous because of the sleet covering the roads. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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weather noun

/ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

"The weather forecast for today predicts rain and strong winds, so I should bring an umbrella to school. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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canceled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

To cross out something with lines etc.

"She canceled the incorrect answer on her test paper with a pen. "

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

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falling verb

/ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈfɔlɪŋ/

(heading) To be moved downwards.

"The apple is falling from the tree. "