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Snowing vs Snowy - What's the difference?

snowing | snowy |

As a verb snowing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun snowing

is a fall of snow.

As an adjective snowy is

covered with snow.

snowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fall of snow.
  • * Thomas Little
    • And sometimes hours of peace, I own, / Upon some fairer leaves have shown, / White as the snowings of that heaven / By which those hours of peace were given.

    snowy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with snow.
    • snowy hills
  • Resembling snow.
    • a snowy beard
  • When snow is falling.
    • a snowy day

    Synonyms

    * (covered with snow ): besnowed, snow-covered * (white as snow ): (as) white as snow, snow-white

    Derived terms

    * snowily * snowiness * snowy auk * snowy egret * snowy falcon * snowy hare * snowy heron * snowyish * snowy lemming * * snowy orchid * snowy owl * snowy pear * snowy petrel * snowy plover * * snowy tree cricket