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Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
snowball
As a noun, the word refers to a physical object made of compressed snow. It is a standard countable noun used in casual, everyday contexts.
As a verb, the term is primarily used metaphorically to describe a process of cumulative growth. It suggests a momentum that builds upon itself, where each new addition increases the speed or scale of growth. This usage often carries a connotation of inevitability or a lack of control, frequently appearing in political, financial, or social contexts to describe how a small event triggers a massive chain reaction.
Meanings
Examples
The children spent the whole afternoon making a giant snowball.
He carefully packed the snow into a perfect snowball.
The small loan quickly snowballed into an unmanageable debt.
What started as a minor disagreement soon snowballed into a full scale argument.
The project costs began to snowball after the first few delays.
Her popularity on social media started to snowball after the video went viral.
I hope this small mistake does not snowball into a disaster.