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sleeting

sleeting is the present participle and gerund of sleet.

Meaning of sleet

Verb

sleet (third-person singular simple present sleets, present participle sleeting, simple past and past participle sleeted)

  1. (impersonal) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
    • I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting.

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Questions about sleeting

What is sleeting the present participle and gerund of?
Sleeting is the present participle and gerund of sleet.

Words near sleeting in the dictionary

  1. Sleeth
  2. Sleeths
  3. sleetier
  4. sleetiest
  5. sleetiness
  6. sleeting
  7. sleetless
  8. sleetlike
  9. sleetproof
  10. sleets
  11. sleety

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