English dictionary

crackle

/'kr/&/k/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the sharp sound of snapping noises

noun.event

Synonyms crackling crepitation

Source: WordNet 3.0
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

noun.artifact

Synonyms crackle china crackleware

Source: WordNet 3.0
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.

noun

Source: webster1913

make a crackling sound

verb.perception

Examples
My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl.

Synonyms crepitate

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a crushing noise

verb.communication

Synonyms crunch scranch scraunch

Source: WordNet 3.0
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

verb.change

Examples
The blazing sun crackled the desert sand.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns <i>crackle</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913