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.
were 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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Ash and embers fell from the sky as if it were snowing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2020
On the other hand, Ivy was positive she’d be pouring sweat even if it were snowing.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
The only way it could have been better was if it were snowing.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
The last thing after she came upstairs last night she had opened the inside blinds to look out to see if it were snowing.
From Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Jennie (Drinkwater) Conklin Maria
I felt slightly dizzy... it was not unpleasant... it felt as though I were floating... my vision blurred... things went fuzzy and white... it appeared as though it were snowing...
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer
