1. Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
   "Children enjoyed the harmless squibs during the celebration"
    
2. (American football) a short, low kick that bounces along the ground
   "The kicker executed a perfect squib to avoid a long return"
    
3. A short piece of satirical writing
   "The journalist wrote a witty squib about the political scandal"

1. Write or publish a short, often satirical piece of writing
   "The columnist squibbed about the politician's latest gaffe"

Derived forms: squibbed, squibbing, squibs

Type of: firework, pyrotechnic

Encyclopedia: Squib, Kentucky