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snowball

UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Translations

snowballnoun
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.
Additional translations
снежная глыба
Synonyms
ball of snow
snow globe
spherical mass of snow
snowballverb
snowballed
Past Simple
snowballed
Past Participle
snowballing
Gerund
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.
Additional translations
скатываться комом
Synonyms
expand
snowball effect
increase
grow
accumulate
snowballadjective
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Used attributively to describe something that grows or escalates rapidly (e.g., "snowball effect").
Synonyms
runaway
spiraling
ballooning
compounding
accelerating
expanding
growing
mounting
escalating
cumulative
snowballing

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.
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