English Pronunciation snō'bôl", /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl/, /"sn@U&bO:l/ Noun snowball (plural: snowballs) A ball of snow. Usually made in the hand and thrown in a game called a "snowball fight", but can refer to a larger sphere made by rolling a small ball around in snow that sticks to it and increases the diameter. Related terms snowball's chance in hell Translations Dutch: sneeuwbal m German: Schneeball m Polish: kulka śnieżna, kulka śniegowa f Verb to snowball (snowballed, snowballed) to rapidly become so large that it is difficult to control