snowball

UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Übersetzungen

snowballsubstantiv
snowballs
Pl.
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
The children were playing with a snowball in the park.
Дети играли в парке со снежком.
снежный ком
The snowball rolled down the hill, getting bigger and bigger.
Снежный ком катился с холма, становясь все больше и больше.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
снежная глыба
Synonyme
ball of snow
snow globe
spherical mass of snow
snowballverb
snowballed
Präteritum
snowballed
Partizip Perfekt
snowballing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
The project started to snowball with additional tasks.
Проект начал обрастать дополнительными задачами.
The small problem began to snowball into a major issue.
Небольшая проблема начала нарастать в крупную проблему.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
скатываться комом
Synonyme
snowballadjektiv
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Used attributively to describe something that grows or escalates rapidly (e.g., "snowball effect").

Definitionen

snowballsubstantiv
A ball of snow, especially one made by hand and thrown in play.
The children had a snowball fight in the park after the fresh snowfall.
A rapidly expanding mass, process, or situation that gains momentum as it grows.
Their debts became a snowball that threatened their financial stability.
A type of dessert or confection, often made with shaved ice or ice cream and flavored syrup.
On a hot summer day, she enjoyed a refreshing snowball with cherry syrup.
Any of several ornamental shrubs, especially certain viburnums and hydrangeas, that produce round clusters of white flowers.
The snowball in the front yard was covered in large white blooms.
snowballverb
To increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance.
The small protest began to snowball into a nationwide movement.
To throw snowballs at someone or something.
The children decided to snowball their friends during recess.
snowballadjektiv
Relating to or resembling a snowball; made of compacted snow shaped into a ball.
The children built a sturdy snowball wall for their fort.
Attributive, figurative: exhibiting rapid growth through cumulative additions.
The project faced a snowball effect of extra costs.