Crackle

Quick meaning: Crackle is a noun meaning A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

Meaning

A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

More Meanings

1. (ceramics) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
2. Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
3. (intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To be full of tension or emotion.
5. (physics) The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.

Example Sentences

a crackling fire

the unknown ice that crackles underneath them

I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.

There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.

Word Forms

• crackles
• crackling
• crackled

Synonyms for crackle

Depending on context, synonyms include crepitation, crackling, fizzle, sizzle, fancy, crepitate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crunch, crepitation, scranch, fancy, crepitate, crackleware.

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