blizzard
bliz·zard
blizzard · blizzards · blizzarded · blizzarding
To fall in windy conditionsTo fall in windy conditions.
UK/ˈblɪz.əːd/US/ˈblɪz.ɚd/
» We've got a real blizzard here.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(impersonal)To fall in windy conditions.
Examples
53 sentencesWe've got a real blizzard here.
Last Christmas, we had a blizzard.
We'll never find Tom in this blizzard.
ruВ такую метель нам Тома не найти. — Ooneykcall
We're going to have a blizzard tomorrow.
We've got a real blizzard going on here?
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Unknown, with various theories as below. Compare English blizz (“violent rainstorm”), dialUnknown, with various theories as below. Compare English blizz (“violent rainstorm”), dialectal English bliz (“violent blow”); one etymology, from Midlands English dialect, seems to be ultimately from Old English blysa (“blaze”).
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Forms
blizzards, blizzarding, blizzarded, blizzarded| Base form | blizzard · to blizzard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blizzards |
| Present participle | blizzarding |
| Past simple | blizzarded |
| Past participle | blizzarded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle