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.
was snowing
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past progressiveof snow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They hardly slept because it was snowing too hard and his group had to clear the snow every 10 minutes.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
It was snowing, final seconds, the Rams were down by six but driving, 13 yards from the end zone, a winter wonderland ... then a frozen nightmare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
"At 10 to five in the morning, when it was snowing and my Christmas tree was up, the police came to my door," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
And even though sometimes we stood outside when it was snowing on us and it was like 20 degrees outside and the wind was blowing, we still stood outside and passed out food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
It was snowing again, soft flakes drifting down out of the blackness.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
