sparkler

noun

spar·​kler ˈspär-klər How to pronounce sparkler (audio)
: one that sparkles: such as
a
b
: a firework that throws off brilliant sparks on burning

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This cheeky, off-dry sparkler was inspired by the Jura’s Cerdon du Bugey, the lightly sparkling rosé made from Gamay and Poulsard. Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 July 2025 Lytle-Barnett produces artisanal, slow-aged méthode traditionnelle sparklers from Eola-Amity fruit. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 With thousands of revelers expected to celebrate Independence Day on Florida’s beaches this weekend, environmentalists warn that sparklers, bottle rockets and the bursts of small fireworks can harm or even scare to death nesting shorebirds, whose populations have dwindled in recent years. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025 Holding the line Many retailers held off on passing tariff costs to backyard buyers of roman candles, sparklers and bottle rockets, meaning the hit is more on sellers’ margins than consumers. Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sparkler

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sparkler was in 1713

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“Sparkler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sparkler. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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sparkler

noun
spar·​kler ˈspär-klər How to pronounce sparkler (audio)
1
2
: a firework that throws off very bright sparks as it burns

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