snowball

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Noun

Singular snowball

Plural snowballs

1. A snowball is a ball made of snow.

A stack of snowballs.

Verb

Plain form snowball

Third-person singular snowballs

Past tense snowballed

Past participle snowballed

Present participle snowballing

1. (figurative) Snowball is something that gets out of control rapidly.

   If you do not pay the bank on time, the interest will snowball.

Related words

• snow
• ball