noun
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a type of firework that throws out showers of sparks
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informal a sparkling gem
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Etymology
Origin of sparkler
Explanation
A sparkler is a firework that glows and sparks as you hold in you hand. A sparkler burns very slowly, giving you time to wave it around and make patterns in the dark before its flame goes out. Most sparklers are thin pieces of flexible metal that are partly coated with chemicals that burn and sparkle. Though sparklers are often thought of as a fireworks for kids, they burn at a very high temperature and can cause serious burns if they're not used carefully. Sparklers are particularly beautiful when they're lit outside in the dark. While the sparkler's invention is a bit of a mystery, the word sparkler came into use around 1879, from the verb sparkle.
Vocabulary lists containing sparkler
Example Sentences
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Sparkler was found July 4 suffering from a severe fibropapillomatosis tumor on its left front flipper and minor tumors on both eyes.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023
Sparkler, a juvenile green sea turtle, was released Thursday at Fred Howard Park.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023
I would pair a Mulled Wine Sparkler with the Tallegio on the board, offering spiced mulled notes to match the funk of the wash-rind, with a bubbly Prosecco to cleanse the palate.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2021
That's exactly how Sparkler Filters uses its IBM 402, which could very well be the last fully operational 402 on the planet.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2013
I know not where I was straying On the poppy-clustered shore, But I suddenly struck on a Sparkler Which fairly made me roar.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 27, 1892 by Various
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