How to Pronounce "snowball into"
expression
ˈsnoʊˌbɔɫ/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə
SNOH-ball IN-too
snˈəʊbɔːl/ /ˈɪntʊ
snOH-ball IN-tu
Definition
To rapidly grow or become something much bigger and harder to control, usually referring to a situation, problem, or feeling.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsnoʊˌbɔɫ/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə
British English
snˈəʊbɔːl/ /ˈɪntʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SNOH-ball IN-too
UK
snOH-ball IN-tu
Listen in Context
If you ignore small problems, they can snowball into big ones.
Her excitement about the project snowballed into a full business plan.
The argument snowballed into a serious fight.
What started as a joke quickly snowballed into a huge misunderstanding.