Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The falling of snow.
  • noun Same as fuzzing.

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  • verb Present participle of snow.

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Examples

  • Well, I was supposed to go to a buddy's house for a bad movie gathering, but since it's freakin 'snowing, we elected to not get caught out in it.

    April 19th, 2008 yep_i_am_dennis 2008

  • Having grown up in the desert, I'm ambivalent about moisture, and I do indeed prefer, if it's going to be cold and wet, that it be cold enough for the wet to be snow. 28 and snowing is preferable to 38 and rain -- and far preferable to 33 and freezing rain!

    All That the Rains Bring Heather McDougal 2007

  • And it wasn't snowing, which is a necessary, charming effect.

    NY Daily News 2011

  • Now it's actually snowing, which is not that common here because Antarctica is a polar desert.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN GOODGE 2010

  • btw jophan, I suspect Ian may have actually meant "snowing" -- it did that here in Belfast overnight!

    ianmcdonald: Westbound and rolling ianmcdonald 2010

  • Elaine drove, which was fine by me because it was kind of snowing that weekend.

    elfpvke Diary Entry elfpvke 2004

  • I think you mean "snowing", unless you're implying some naughty activities on the part of the fed.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • I think you mean "snowing", unless you're implying some naughty activities on the part of the fed.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • I think you mean "snowing", unless you're implying some naughty activities on the part of the fed.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • Now, the Bradford pears and the plums are "snowing" up all over!

    Shelbyville Times-Gazette Headlines 2009

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