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to snow

116 1.0

To fall from the sky as frozen white flakes

verb
/snoʊ/

: nevar

As I looked out the window, I could see it beginning to snow gently.

Let it snow, Let it snow unless it's in heaven.

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Examples

Every time it snows, I take my walk and I say to myself, this snow is good.

Fiction book (1990)
Dad says that it can snow here as early as September.

Fiction book (1993)
Does it snow in L.A.?

Bound by Honor (1993)
It's going to snow, but we'll get half a day of good weather.

Fiction book (1992)
They said it's gonna snow soon.

Play Dirty (2025)
The clouds were closing in over the harbor; it was going to snow again tonight.

Fiction book (1992)
I mean, right now I think it's snowing in Los Angeles, so go figure.
Look at that, it's snowing.

Madagascar (2005)
Out of the little picture window, I saw it had begun to snow, just a mist, but unmistakable.

Fiction book (1990)
Walter Larkin was the Dean of Student Affairs. On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily.

Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

to precipitate

vsto snow

1 5.5

To fall from clouds as rain or snow

occurs as flakes falling in cold weather rather than other forms

Idioms

pure as the driven snow

Literature

2 8.4

Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts

let it snow

5.4

To say this to show you want it to snow

snow on the rooftop

Informal

8.3

Gray or white hair that appears with age

you know nothing, Jon Snow

Offensive

9.9

Say someone does not know about something, often as a joke

Phrasal Verbs

to snow out

6.8

To miss or cancel an event because heavy snow makes travel unsafe

Compounds

snow day

12 1.6

A day when school or work is closed because of heavy snow

heavy snow

9 1.0

A large amount of snow falling in a short time that causes problems

snow leopard

8 4.8

A large wild cat with thick pale fur and a long tail that lives in Central Asian mountains

snow angel

7 2.2

A shape in the snow you make by lying on your back and moving arms and legs like an angel

snow tire

5 3.1

A tire with deep treads that helps a car grip snow-covered roads

snow-capped

5 2.8

A mountain or hill with its top covered in snow

snow blower

2 3.5

A machine that clears snow by throwing it to the side

snow pea

2 2.3

A flat green pod you eat whole when young

snow chain

1 3.7

A chain put around a car tire to help it grip snow or ice

snow flurry

1 3.4

A short, light fall of snow with brief gusts of wind

snow line

1 5.3

The height on a mountain or in a region above which snow stays all year

snow-covered mountain

1 2.2

A mountain with its top and sides covered in snow

snow bunny

Slang

1 8.4

A person, often a woman, who enjoys skiing and dresses fashionably for the slopes

snow goose

1 2.8

A white goose with black wing tips found in North America

snow job

Informal

1 8.2

An attempt to trick someone by using false or exaggerated praise

corn snow

1 7.5

Snow made of small loose grains after melting in daytime and freezing again at night

snow bank

1 1.9

A pile of snow made by wind or plows

dry snow

1 2.8

Snow that has little or no water and does not stick together

snow bunting

1 9.3

A small bird with mostly white feathers that lives in cold northern places

snow-blindness

1 8.1

Temporary loss of sight from sunlight reflected off snow

evening-snow

9.9

A small plant with bright white flowers that grows in California

Northern snow bedstraw

9.6

A North American plant that grows each year with small white flowers and spreads across the ground

snow eater

9.8

A warm dry wind that quickly melts snow on mountain slopes

snow mist

6.4

A thin cloud of tiny ice crystals in the air that reduces visibility

snow mound

2.0

A pile of snow that forms naturally or when people shovel

snow mushroom

6.8

A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts

snow orchid

9.9

A small plant with white waxy flowers and few leaves that grows in western US mountains

snow gum

Australian

8.8

A small Australian or Tasmanian tree with smooth light coloured bark that peels in strips

snow house

3.4

A small shelter made from blocks of snow to protect people from cold

snow lily

9.1

A small wild flower with bright yellow petals that grows in mountain meadows

snow plant

9.9

A bright red plant with a thick stem that grows in mountain forests while snow remains

snow queen

Offensive

8.2

A woman who seems emotionally cold, often a very skilled ice skater

snow thrower

3.8

A machine that lifts snow and throws it to the side

snow trillium

Specialized

9.9

A low plant in woods with three white petals that blooms in early spring

snow-blinded

8.2

Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow hurts your eyes

snow-blind

8.1

Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes

snow-clad

3.8

Covered with snow, like roofs or mountain peaks in winter

snow-in-summer

9.5

A low garden plant with clusters of white flowers that is sometimes poisonous

snow-on-the-mountain

9.9

A plant with white showy flowers and poisonous milky sap

Surface Forms

snow infinitive

snowed past

snowed past participle

snowing present participle

snows third person singular

Etymology

Snow as a verb comes from the same old word as the noun and simply means 'to fall as frozen flakes'. So when we say 'it will snow' we mean those white flakes will fall from the sky.