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snowballing

/snˈoʊbˌɔlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
snow-balling
IPA
/snˈoʊbˌɔlɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of making and throwing snowballs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A situation which rapidly gets out of control.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of snowball

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

snowballings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce snowballing?
The recorded pronunciation is /snˈoʊbˌɔlɪŋ/.
What does snowballing mean?
The act or practice of making and throwing snowballs.

How to pronounce snowballing

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