Squib Definition

skwĭb
squibbed, squibbing, squibs
noun
A small firecracker.
American Heritage
A type of firecracker that burns with a hissing, spurting noise before exploding.
Webster's New World
A short, sharp, usually witty attack in words.
Webster's New World
A short news item; filler.
Webster's New World
A squib kick.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To write or utter a squib or squibs (against)
Webster's New World
To shoot off (a squib)
Webster's New World
To kick (the ball) low on a kickoff so that it bounces along the ground.
American Heritage
To explode with the sound of a squib.
Webster's New World

(colloquial, dated) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

To squib a little debate.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Squib

Noun

Singular:
squib
Plural:
squibs

Origin of Squib

  • Possibly imitative of a small explosion.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Squib Sentence Examples

  • The squib is lowered after the torpedo, and, when exploded by the descent of the weight, fires the charge.

  • Now, however, a miniature torpedo known as a go-devil squib, holding about a quart of nitroglycerin, and having a firing-head similar to that already described, is almost invariably employed.

  • In 1611 Donne wrote a curious and bitter prose squib against the Jesuits, entitled Ignatius his Conclave.

  • However, I have seen some pointless squibs as well as useful ones, and the book under review contains both types of squib.

  • However the final half hour of the match passed by without any great incident, a damp squib ahead of Bonfire Night.

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Words Starting With

SSQSQU

Words Ending With

BIBUIB

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