snow
noun
precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
has been snowing
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present perfect progressiveof snow (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It has been snowing in the area and the farm said there were no tracks on the ground to suggest the capybaras - called Javier and Esmerelda - had escaped and run off.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
It is also the depth of winter and it has been snowing - a lot - in the Scottish Highlands these past few weeks.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.
From Time Magazine Archive
February 28.—It has been snowing ceaselessly for two days.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 by Various
"But, Gideon, my dear fellow, just look out at the weather; it has been snowing three days without cessation."
From The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Erckmann-Chatrian
