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gijzelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sleet noun A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.

Senses

gijzelen is used for these senses in English:

  • sleet (impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
  • take hostage (transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

sleet — full definition

  1. noun A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
  2. verb To fall as sleet.

Related Dutch words