as in pistol
a very energetic person
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fireball
The heated air pushed out of the way by the formation of this fireball traveled at slightly more than the speed of sound.
—
Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The Perseid meteor shower — which is known for producing spectacular fireballs — is currently active, as are the weaker kappa Cygnids (KCG).
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For anyone that’s ever wanted to battle a goblin scrap fleet or hurl fireballs with one hand while blasting away with the other, this is the game to play.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Perseids are especially famous for their brilliant fireballs.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fireball
Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The Perseid meteor shower — which is known for producing spectacular fireballs — is currently active, as are the weaker kappa Cygnids (KCG).
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For anyone that’s ever wanted to battle a goblin scrap fleet or hurl fireballs with one hand while blasting away with the other, this is the game to play.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Perseids are especially famous for their brilliant fireballs.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fireball
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
Noun
-
Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
-
My thoughts, instead of feeling like they were being released via machine gun, felt like they were launched from an old-timey pistol shot underwater, the propulsion forcibly slowed.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In other words, the dynamo (the natural process through which the sun produces its magnetic field) that was thought to depend on the tachocline also appears to create and maintain it, a feedback loop that earlier models had missed.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Attacking midfielder Pep Biel is Charlotte’s leading scorer, a 137-pound dynamo who should return Saturday night from injury.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share