lightning bug

noun

: firefly

Examples of lightning bug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Being in vacation mode also ushers in a more carefree attitude because there’s something magical about summer activities like catching lightning bugs and watching the blazing oranges and pinks of a setting sun dip below the horizon. — Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

Think your back yard can get buggy in the summer—with mosquitoes, flies, moths, wasps, bees, lightning bugs, crickets, and more swarming, buzzing, and chirping everywhere? — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2026

The roadside produce stands, the slightly cooler mountain air, and the lightning bugs glowing in open fields provide all the makings of a nostalgic summer trip. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

The Mountaineers went 11-1 that season and shocked SEC champion Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, doing so with a dazzling offensive display led by lightning bug dual-threat quarterback Pat White. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lightning bug

• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• drug
• dug
• hug
• jug
• lug
• mug
• plug

Kids Definition

lightning bug

noun

: firefly