[
US
/ˈkɹækəɫ/
]
[ UK /kɹˈækəl/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈækəl/ ]
NOUN
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
VERB
-
make a crackling sound
My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl -
make a crushing noise
his shoes were crunching on the gravel -
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
The blazing sun crackled the desert sand
ADJECTIVE
-
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
a crackle glaze
How To Use crackle In A Sentence
- Then trumpeters played a fanfare, fireworks boomed and crackled across the sky and children from schools on either side of the river waved flags and exchanged huge greetings cards to commemorate new links between their communities.
- His boots creaked at every step, his starched uniform crackled and a sourish smell of sweat and leather became noticeable. Autumn
- Nancy Dowd's script crackles with wit, while Newman is at his manipulative, womanising best.
- We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire.
- He made it over two months from a combination of processes involving painting and cut-and-paste images, using a crackled paint effect to make it look old.
- Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset. The Seattle Times
- Then old Tarwater's heart uprose again as the air was rent by a cyclone of profanity, from the midst of which crackled sentences like: - Dirty skunks! ... LIKE ARGUS OF THE ANCIENT TIMES
- While the father and sister were delighted with the crackle, sparkle and pleasant aroma of the bits of spicewood, as Abe tossed them upon the fire, no one could appreciate the thoughtful act of the boy so much as his mother. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
- It crackles with energy and time is precious. Times, Sunday Times
- Beside her the great fire crackles under the wooden eaves of the feasting hall. Times, Sunday Times