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[ krak-uhl ] / ˈkræk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crackle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), crack·led, crack·ling.to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated. to form a network of fine cracks on the surface. (of ceramic glaze) to craze. to exhibit liveliness, vibrancy, anticipation, etc.: The play crackled with wit. verb (used with object), crack·led, crack·ling.to cause to crackle. to break with a crackling noise. to craze (ceramic glaze). nounthe act of crackling. a crackling noise. a network of fine cracks, as in the glaze of some kinds of porcelain. crackleware. Origin of crackleFirst recorded in 1490–1500; crack + -le Words nearby cracklecrackhead, crackhouse, crackie, cracking, crackjaw, crackle, crackleware, crackling, crackly, cracknel, crack of dawn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crackleInstead we heard the crackle of automatic gunfire and we could see gray smoke rising from the eastern side of the town. In the Battle for Kobani, ISIS Falls Back. But for How Long?|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In terms of charisma, the guy has all the snap, crackle, and pop of pudding. The Governors Who Could Beat Christie|Michelle Cottle|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then one hears the crackle of gunfire in the air, the Somali soldiers begin yelling at Carstens about his camera. In ‘The Project,’ the Stormy Battle to Take On Somali Pirates|Eli Lake|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST That said, the veep lacked a certain snap, crackle, and pop. Joe Biden’s Happy Warrior Speech|Michelle Cottle|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And on YouTube, Crackle and Facebook the first episode has garnered more than 90,000 page views. Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ Web Series Ruffles U.K. Feathers With Similarity to British ‘Carpool’|Soraya Roberts|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was some time before she folded the letter with a crackle and looked up. Moor Fires|E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young They heard a loud noise without, a shout rising above the crackle and roar of the flames. The Knights of the White Shield|Edward A. Rand The crackle and roar sounded like the oceanor the way Joan imagined the ocean would sound. Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds The crackle and roar of the fire seemed to be going on in my skull. The Blue Wall|Richard Washburn Child Breaking through the bushes, and causing the branches to bend and crackle, came a large animal. The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for crackle
verbto make or cause to make a series of slight sharp noises, as of paper being crushed or of a wood fire burning (tr) to decorate (porcelain or pottery) by causing a fine network of cracks to appear in the glaze (intr) to abound in vivacity or energy nounthe act or sound of crackling intentional crazing in the glaze of a piece of porcelain or pottery Also called: crackleware porcelain or pottery so decorated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cracklesparkle, sound, break, snap, crinkle, crepitate, decrepitate |