sleet came down

[alpacinou]

I want to say there was a light sleet. What verb should I use? Is it correct to use "come down" for sleet?

Is this okay?

A light sleet came down, coating the windshield.

 

[SoothingDave]

It's OK, but we usually just say that it is sleeting.

 

[probus]

There may be some regional variation on sleet. To me it's only a noun, never a verb.

 

[Phaedrus]

I want to say there was a light sleet. What verb should I use? Is it correct to use "come down" for sleet?

Is this okay?

A light sleet came down, coating the windshield.

I rarely talk about sleet, but I think "streamed" sounds poetic here:

A light sleet streamed down, coating the windshield.

 

[probus]

I rarely talk about sleet,

It must be nice to live in sunny California. Here in Canada we often talk about sleet.

 

[Skrej]

'Sleet' is commonly used as a verb in my region.

 

[jutfrank]

We don't usually use sleet as a verb in my region.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use it as a verb in that context.

It was sleeting lightly/slightly ...