Sleet vs Gleet - What's the difference?
sleet | gleet |
(chiefly, UK, Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
(firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
(impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
(obsolete, except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
(obsolete, except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance.
(vulgar, slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea.
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To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.
To flow slowly, as water.
As nouns the difference between sleet and gleet
is that sleet is (chiefly|uk|ireland) a mixture of rain and snow while gleet is (obsolete|except scots) stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.As verbs the difference between sleet and gleet
is that sleet is (impersonal|of the weather) to be in a state in which sleet is falling while gleet is to flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.sleet
English
Noun
(-)Synonyms
* ice pellets * slushSee also
* snow * freezing rain * graupelVerb
(en verb)- I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting .
Usage notes
References
*AMS Glossary of Meteorology
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* ----gleet
English
Noun
(-)Verb
(en verb)- (Wiseman)
- (Cheyne)