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snowball
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
snowballs
pl
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Translations
The children were playing with a snowball in the park.
Дети играли в парке со снежком.
The snowball rolled down the hill, getting bigger and bigger.
Снежный ком катился с холма, становясь все больше и больше.
Additional translations
Definitions
The children had a snowball fight in the park after the fresh snowfall.
Their debts became a snowball that threatened their financial stability.
On a hot summer day, she enjoyed a refreshing snowball with cherry syrup.
The snowball in the front yard was covered in large white blooms.
Synonyms
ball of snow
snow globe
spherical mass of snow
snowballed
Past Simple
snowballed
Past Participle
snowballing
Gerund
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Translations
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.
Additional translations
Definitions
The small protest began to snowball into a nationwide movement.
The children decided to snowball their friends during recess.
Synonyms
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Used attributively to describe something that grows or escalates rapidly (e.g., "snowball effect").
Definitions
The children built a sturdy snowball wall for their fort.
The project faced a snowball effect of extra costs.
Definitions
They struggled to keep up with the snowballing costs of the project.