Meaning of Snowball | Babel Free
ˈsnəʊbɔːlDefinitions
- A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
- A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).
- A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.
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A type of ice dessert: a snow cone. US
- A small cake, typically cream-filled and covered in chocolate icing and desiccated coconut.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
sneeubal
العربية
كرة الثلج
Català
bola de neu
Čeština
sněhová koule
Dansk
snebold
Deutsch
Schneeball
Ελληνικά
χιονόμπαλα
Esperanto
neĝobulo
Galego
bola de neve
עברית
כַּדּוּר שֶׁלֶג
Magyar
hógolyó
Հայերեն
ձնագնդիկ
Íslenska
snjóbolti
Italiano
palla di neve
한국어
눈덩이
Nederlands
sneeuwbal
Português
bola de neve
Română
bulgăre de zăpadă
Svenska
snöboll
Українська
сніжок
Examples
“Representatives of the small airlines that felt betrayed by Brown's policy started a political snowball rolling, resulting in the Airmail Act of 1934...”
“It didn't take long to eat a packetful of snowballs - they are simply delicious.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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