The much anticipated new theatre production was unfortunately a bit of a damp squib in the end.
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Squib
//skwɪb//
Synonyms for "squib" (165 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (50)
Related words (82)
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2 entrieshas context
8 entriesis a
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Translations
24 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- бомбичка noun (small firework)
- запалка noun (device used to ignite a rocket)
- памфлет noun (short article, often published in a journal)
- гърмя verb (make a sound such as a small explosion)
Czech
4 entries- krátká satira noun (short piece of witty writing)
- prskací petarda noun (small firework)
- rachejtle noun (small firework)
- parodovat verb (to make sarcastic remarks)
Dutch
2 entries- lont noun (device used to ignite a rocket)
- ploffen verb (make a sound such as a small explosion)
Finnish
1 entries- sähikäinen noun (small firework)
French
1 entries- notule noun (short article, often published in a journal)
German
3 entries- Glosse noun (short piece of witty writing)
- Knallfrosch noun (small firework)
- Zündschnur noun (device used to ignite a rocket)
Icelandic
3 entries- háðsgrein noun (short piece of witty writing)
- níðkvæði noun (short piece of witty writing)
- stutt noun (short piece of witty writing)
Irish
3 entries- aoir noun (short piece of witty writing)
- burdún cáinte noun (short piece of witty writing)
- pléascáinín noun (small firework)
Portuguese
1 entries- pílula noun (short piece of witty writing)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਚਕਚੂੰਧਰ noun (small firework)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Russian fall offensive, ongoing now, so far, is a damp squib.
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English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada.
Source: wiktionary
The making and selling of fireworks and squibs, or throwing them about on any street, is […] punishable by fine.
Source: wiktionary
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