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    Snow·ball
    /ˈsnōˌbôl/

    noun

    • 1. a ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun: "they pelted him with snowballs"
    • 2. a cocktail containing gin, anisette, and cream.

    verb

    • 1. throw snowballs at: "I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia"
    • 2. increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance: "the campaign was snowballing"
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  3. Learn the noun and verb meanings of snowball, as well as synonyms, examples, and word history. A snowball is a round mass of snow or a viburnum shrub, and to snowball is to increase or expand rapidly.

  4. Learn the meaning of snowball as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, idioms and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce snowball and translate it in different languages.

  5. Add to word list. to quickly grow bigger or more important: The problems were apparent in April, and the situation seems to have snowballed from there. When the market began to tumble, it caused her losses to snowball. What began in the US as the 'dress-down Friday ' trend has snowballed.

  6. noun. a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing. any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Viburnum, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white, sterile flowers. 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.

  7. a ball made from snow that children throw at each other. snowball. verb [ I ] uk / ˈsnəʊbɔːl / us. If a problem, idea, or situation snowballs, it quickly grows bigger or more important: The whole business idea snowballed from one phone call. (Definition of snowball from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. 2 days ago · Learn the meaning of snowball as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and usage examples. Find out how to say snowball in different languages and related words.

  9. Learn the meaning of snowball as a noun in English, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use snowball in idioms, such as a snowball fight, a snowball effect and a snowball's chance in hell.

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