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.
is snowing
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present progressiveof snow (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The problem is that it is snowing so heavily that the road is covered in snow just half an hour after ploughing," Ms Olsson said.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024
Monday 24: It is snowing a little at times but not so hard that it keeps us from boiling.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2019
At the Moria camp in Greece, it is snowing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2019
After several wonderful days in Fairbanks with Crocker’s son and his family, we set off to Denali — and it is snowing!
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2017
Shadows rain down on the wall; it is snowing outside.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
