snowballing

snow·ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [snoh-bawl]
- /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/
- /ˈsnəʊ.bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh-bawl]
- /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/

Definitions of snowballing word

noun snowballing a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing. 1
noun snowballing any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Viburnum, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white, sterile flowers. 1
noun snowballing a confection of crushed ice, usually in the shape of a ball, which is flavored with fruit or other syrup and served in a paper cup. 1
noun snowballing a scoop or ball of ice cream covered with shredded coconut and usually chocolate sauce. 1
verb with object snowballing to throw snowballs at. 1
verb with object snowballing to cause to grow or become larger, greater, more intense, etc., at an accelerating rate: to snowball a small business into a great enterprise. 1

See all 7 definitions of snowballing

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Origin of snowballing

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English (noun); see snow, ball1

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Parts of speech for Snowballing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snowballing

snowballing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for snowballing

adj snowballing

additory — additional
cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
increasing — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
increscent — increasing or waxing, as the moon.

All 4 Synonyms of snowballing