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snowball

/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/

/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Translations

snowballnoun

snowballs

/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/

/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

boule de neige

The children threw snowballs at each other.

Les enfants se lançaient des boules de neige.

Additional translations

viorne boule-de-neigeEn botanique, pour certaines espèces d’arbustes ornementaux.

boule de neigeDans certains contextes culinaires, notamment pour une confiserie ou un dessert glacé.

effet boule de neigeAu sens figuré, pour une croissance rapide et cumulative.

Synonyms

ball of snow

spherical mass of snow

snow globe

snowballverb

snowballed

Past Simple

snowballed

Past Participle

snowballing

Gerund

/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/

/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

s'emballerAu sens figuré, pour une augmentation rapide et progressive.

The small protest began to snowball into a nationwide movement.

La petite protestation a commencé à s'emballer jusqu'à devenir un mouvement national.

Additional translations

lancer des boules de neigeSens littéral.

Synonyms

snowball effect

snowballadjective

/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/

/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Used attributively to describe something that grows or escalates rapidly (e.g., "snowball effect").

de boule de neigeSens littéral, relation ou ressemblance avec une boule de neige.

The children built a sturdy snowball wall for their fort.

Les enfants ont construit un mur de boule de neige solide pour leur fort.

Additional translations

effet boule de neigeSens figuré, pour une croissance cumulative rapide.

Synonyms

Definitions

snowballnoun

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.

snowballadjective

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.