sparklers
Waving wands alight
Sparklers are handheld fireworks—thin metal rods coated with a pyrotechnic compound that burns slowly, throwing off bright sparks when lit.
They're associated with childhood celebrations, especially the Fourth of July: The kids ran around the yard waving sparklers.
Sparklers can also mean diamonds or bright, sparkling eyes.
Steady, soft light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- twinkleShine with flickering light
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
flicker · radiance · incandescence · luminescence · brightness · gleam · flash · scintillation
Explosive light displays
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- partyGathering for celebration
festival · carnival · parade · fiesta · gala · revelry · merriment · jubilee
Explosive light displays
- fuseProtective melting wire
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- burningCombustion in progress
sizzle · crackle · pop · smoke · sulfur · magnesium · wire · handheld
Passing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- briefShort in duration
- short-livedLasting only briefly
fading · vanishing · dissipating · temporary · passing · evanescent · impermanent · trail
glow
Steady, soft light
glitter · flicker · radiance · incandescence · luminescence · brightness · gleam · flash · scintillation · phosphorescence
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
party · festival · carnival · parade · fiesta · gala · revelry · merriment · jubilee · quinceañera
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- fuseProtective melting wire
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
burning · sizzle · crackle · pop · smoke · sulfur · magnesium · wire · handheld · fountain
fleeting
Passing very quickly
short-lived · fading · vanishing · dissipating · temporary · passing · evanescent · impermanent · trail · afterglow
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- holiday traditionsChristmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year
- block partyneighbors, street closure, barricades, potluck, cookout
- party entertainmentDJ, live band, live music, karaoke, dance floor
- party traditionschampagne toast, toasts, toasting, cake cutting, gift opening
- patriotic displaysflag waving, flag pole, flagpole, parade, bunting
sparklersdynamite
Powerful blasting compound
explosives · bombs · firecrackers · cherry bombs · mortars
sparklersdarkness
Total absence of light
blackout · shadow · dimness · candle · floodlight
- sparkler exitCeremonial departure through lit handheld fireworks