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English to Korean Dictionary

snowball Meaning in Korean (snowball 영어 뜻)

noun눈덩이
verb눈덩이처럼 불어나다
유의어:눈뭉치눈공
눈덩이 in English:snowball
IPA:ˈnun.dəŋ.i
Plural: snowballs
Quick Answer • 요약

snowball의 한국어 뜻은 눈덩이, 눈덩이처럼 불어나다입니다. (아이들이 놀이로 던지기 위해 만드는, 뭉친 눈 덩어리.)

Definitions of Snowball

  1. 1
    noun
    눈덩이

    A snowball is a ball of compacted snow, often made by children for throwing in play.

    아이들이 놀이로 던지기 위해 만드는, 뭉친 눈 덩어리.

  2. 2
    verb
    눈덩이처럼 불어나다

    To snowball means to grow or increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance, often becoming difficult to control.

    크기, 강도, 중요성 등이 급격히 커지거나 증가하여 통제하기 어려워지는 것.

Example Sentences

casual

“The children had a snowball fight in the park.”

아이들이 공원에서 눈싸움을 했다.

general

“The small problem began to snowball into a major crisis.”

작은 문제가 눈덩이처럼 불어나 주요 위기가 되었다.

Synonyms (유의어)

In Korean:

눈뭉치눈공

In English:

escalatemountintensify

Antonyms (반의어)

Inflected Word Forms

past tensesnowballed
present participlesnowballing

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

snowball effectexpression

A situation in which one action or event causes many other similar actions or events, often increasing in importance or size.