firecracker

[fahyuhr-krak-er] / ˈfaɪərˌkræk ər /

NOUN

fireworks

Synonyms

STRONG

bursts illuminations pyrotechnics rockets sparklers

WEAK

Roman candles bottle rockets cherry bomb fire flowers

Example Sentences

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A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

"She's such a firecracker in the series and then I actually found out she was also a very solitary and silent woman who painted lots of watercolours," Galligan explains.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

"When you put all of that together, you have basically an M80 firecracker," said Piquero, who is also former director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

Mallen Kupferer is also a discovery, a firecracker who also conveys more nuanced teenage attitude, her Daisy bossing her repressed dad around, demanding he meet her on her level of explosive emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Like he’s waiting for a firecracker to go off.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt