Roman-candle (English, verb)
expansion: Roman-candle (third-person singular simple present Roman-candles, present participle Roman-candling, simple past and past participle Roman-candled)
Senses:
glosses: To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
glosses: To achieve or attain fame or success quickly and rapidly.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
glosses: To light up with excitement that lacks of focus or direction.
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: Roman-candles
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: Roman-candling
tags: participle
present
form: Roman-candled
tags: participle
past
form: Roman-candled
tags: past
form: Roman candle
tags: alternative
form: roman-candle
tags: alternative
form: roman candle
tags: alternative
form: Roman Candle
tags: alternative