blizzard

== English == === Etymology === Unknown, 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɪ.zəd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɪ.zɚd/ Rhymes: -ɪzə(ɹ)d === Noun === blizzard (plural blizzards) A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow. (figuratively) A large amount of paperwork. (figuratively) A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast. Near-synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blizzard (third-person singular simple present blizzards, present participle blizzarding, simple past and past participle blizzarded) (impersonal, of snow) To fall in windy conditions. ==== Coordinate terms ==== flurry ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English blizzard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bli.zaʁ/ === Noun === blizzard m (plural blizzards) blizzard Hypernym: tempête de neige ==== Synonyms ==== pourga (Russia) === Further reading === “blizzard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012