snowballing

UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔlɪŋ/
snowballingnoun
Traducciones
emballementSens général d’une progression rapide et qui s’accélère.
The snowballing of the company's profits was evident in the quarterly reports.
L’emballement des profits de l’entreprise était évident dans les rapports trimestriels.
Traducciones adicionales
bataille de boules de neigeSens ludique, pour l’activité de lancer des boules de neige.
Definiciones
The act or process of something increasing rapidly in size, intensity, or importance.
The snowballing of the company's profits was evident in the quarterly reports.
A situation or phenomenon that grows in significance or impact as it progresses.
The snowballing of public interest in the new technology led to widespread adoption.
The activity of throwing snowballs, especially as a game or pastime.
The children spent the afternoon snowballing in the schoolyard.
Sinónimos
cumulative effect
snowballinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsnəʊˌbɔːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnoʊˌbɔlɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is rapidly increasing or accumulating.
Traducciones
galopantEmploi fréquent pour une hausse ou une augmentation rapide, surtout avec des coûts, des prix ou des dettes.
They struggled to keep up with the snowballing costs of the project.
Ils peinaient à suivre les coûts galopants du projet.
Definiciones
Increasing or growing at an accelerating rate.
They struggled to keep up with the snowballing costs of the project.
snowballverb

snowballing

Gerund

snowballed
Past Simple
snowballed
Past Participle
snowballing
Gerund
UK
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
US
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/
Traducciones
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.
Traducciones adicionales
lancer des boules de neigeSens littéral.
Definiciones
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.
Sinónimos
snowballnoun
Definiciones
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.
snowballgerund / present participle

snowballing

Used of the present participle 'snowballing' to describe something that is rapidly increasing or accumulating.
Traducciones
galopantEmploi figuré pour une augmentation rapide et continue.
They struggled to keep up with the snowballing costs of the project.
Ils avaient du mal à suivre les coûts galopants du projet.
Definiciones
Increasing or growing rapidly through successive additions; mounting.
They struggled to keep up with the snowballing costs of the project.
snowballadjective
Definiciones
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.