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SQUIB (squibbed, squibbing)
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, squibbing Dictionary entry overview: What does squib mean?
• SQUIB (noun)
The noun SQUIB has 1 sense:
1. firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
Familiarity information: SQUIB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("squib" is a kind of...):
firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
Context examples
"Pecking at star-dust," Martin took up the strain warmly; "at the meteoric flight of the master-men. I once wrote a squib on them—the critics, or the reviewers, rather."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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