fireball
/ˈfaɪərbɔl/
verb
- To move or travel very fast, like a fireball.
- The car fireballed down the highway, leaving a trail of dust.
- The rocket fireballed through the atmosphere.
- The skier fireballed down the slope, barely missing the trees.
noun
- A ball of fire, especially one from an explosion or in the sky.
- The meteor streaked across the sky as a brilliant fireball.
- A huge fireball rose from the burning oil refinery.
- The explosion sent a fireball hundreds of feet into the air.
- A very energetic and successful person.
- The new sales manager is a fireball who has doubled our revenue.
- She's a real fireball in the office, always getting projects done ahead of schedule.
- Even at 70, Grandpa is a fireball who runs marathons.
- A fastball in baseball (informal).
- The catcher braced himself for another fireball from the mound.
- The pitcher threw a fireball that the batter couldn't even see.
- His fireball was clocked at 98 miles per hour.
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