blizzard

ˈblɪzərd

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Definition of blizzard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

weathersevere snowstorm with strong winds

The blizzard caused all roads to be closed for two days..

snowstorm

whiteout

work

large amount of paperwork or tasks

She faced a blizzard of forms to fill out.

avalanche

deluge

events

Rare

series of unexpected and unpleasant events

Rare

He was caught in a blizzard of problems at work.

snowstorm

storm

Verb

intr.

weathersnow falls heavily with strong winds

It started to blizzard late in the afternoon.

snowstorm

whiteout

metaphorical

Rare

occur in overwhelming quantities or intensities

Rare

Emails began to blizzard into his inbox.

inundate

overwhelm

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severe snowstorm with strong winds

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blizzard of activity

large amount of activity happening quickly

The office was in a blizzard of activity before the deadline.

Origin of blizzard

Unknown, possibly onomatopoeic

Examples of blizzard in a sentence

A blizzard is expected to hit the city tonight.
The manager was buried under a blizzard of emails.
A blizzard of reports awaited her attention.
She faced a blizzard of criticism after the speech.
The company experienced a blizzard of lawsuits.
The forecast said it would blizzard all night.

We watched it blizzard from the warmth of our cabin.
Complaints began to blizzard the customer service department.
Messages blizzard the chat room during peak hours.

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French:blizzard, neiger en tempête, ...
German:Schneesturm, stürmen, ...
Italian:tormenta di neve, nevicare forte, ...
Spanish:ventisca, nevar intensamente, ...
Portuguese:nevasca, nevar intensamente, ...
Chinese:暴风雪, 下暴风雪, ...
Japanese:吹雪, 吹雪になる, ...
Arabic:عَاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّة, هَبَّت عاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סוּפַת שְׁלָגִים, לְהִשְׁתּוֹלֵל סוּפַת שֶׁלֶג, ...
Russian:метель, валить, ...
Ukrainian:завірюха, замітати, ...
Hindi:बर्फ़ीला तूफ़ान, भारी बर्फबारी होना, ...
Bengali:তুষারঝড়, তুষারঝড় শুরু হওয়া, ...
Catalan:torb, nevagar intensament, ...
Czech:vánice, být vánice, ...
Danish:snestorm, sne kraftigt, ...
Dutch:sneeuwstorm, sneeuwen met een sneeuwstorm, ...
Greek:χιονοθύελλα, χιονίζω έντονα, ...
Hungarian:hóvihar, hóvihar tombol, ...
Khmer:ព្យុះព្រិលខ្លាំង, មានព្យុះព្រិល, ...
Korean:눈보라, 눈보라가 치다, ...
Persian:کولاک, برف سنگین بارید, ...
Polish:zamieć, mocno sypać, ...
Portuguese (BR):nevasca, nevar intensamente, ...
Romanian:viscol, a viscoli, ...
Swedish:snöstorm, snöstorma, ...
Thai:พายุหิมะ, ตกหนัก, ...
Turkish:kar fırtınası, kar fırtınası olmak, ...
Vietnamese:bão tuyết, rơi dày, ...

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