Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roman-candle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man--can-dle
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To achieve or attain fame or success quickly and rapidly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To light up with excitement that lacks of focus or direction.

Transitive verb

verb

Alternative form of Roman-candle.

Example Sentences

"His canopy had snagged on the tailplane of the aircraft, causing him to Roman-candle into the rocky desert ground."
"Luckily, the seat parted company enough for his parachute to Roman-candle, and almost immediately he crashed through a tree."
"Ronald Reagan went on TV hours after the space shuttle Challenger tragically Roman-candled over Florida and said, "The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.""
"[…] Roman candled to fame in Gertrude Lawrence's legit musical, "Lady In The Dark," which put Freud in grease-paint."
"Murry (the K) Kaufman, whose seven-year "Swingin' Soiree" Roman-candled Saturday (27), has taped a pilot for the station."
"Despite the severe shortage of goose-bump manufacturers of late in our jaded, weary world, music never fails to roman-candle the spine."

Etymology

A verbal form of Roman candle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Roman-candles (present, singular) Roman-candling (participle, present) Roman-candled (participle, past) Roman-candled (past) Roman candle (alternative)

Questions

What does roman-candle mean?: To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.
Where does roman-candle come from?: A verbal form of Roman candle.

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