Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
2. (ceramics) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
3. (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.
4. Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
5. (intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
6. (intransitive, figurative) To be full of tension or emotion.

Example Sentences

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.

Then a superincumbent bundle rolled down, with a whisking noise, flames elongated, and bent themselves about with a quiet roar, but no crackle.

The best clothes which every one put on helped the general effect; it seemed that no lady could sit down without bending a clean starched petticoat, and no gentleman could breathe without a sudden crackle from a stiff shirt-front.

The Chinese attach great value to their crackle, which, though it looks like damaged glaze, is produced by art; […].

By the look on my face I must have anticipated the joy of the crackle, apparently having come to look forward to the roast pig that appeared only at gatherings such as this. I bet I asked for another piece once I was done.

a crackling fire

the unknown ice that crackles underneath them

Word Forms

• crackles
• crackling
• crackled

Synonyms for crackle

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When Should You Use Crackle?

Use crackle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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