snowball

Word parts

snow + ball

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsnoʊbɔl/
• (Canada) enPR: snōʹbôl, IPA ^(key): /ˈsnoʊbɑl/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: snow‧ball

Noun

Singular snowball

Plural snowballs

A stack of snowballs.

1. (countable) A snowball is a ball made of snow.

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