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