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[ noun ] the sharp sound of snapping noises

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

Amid the crackle of small_arms and automatic weapons , I heard the thumping of mortars .

2
[ verb ] make a crackling sound

Synonyms

crepitate

Examples

"My Rice Crispies crackled in the bowl"

Related terms

rattle

3
[ verb ] make crunching noises

Examples

"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

( Norman_Mailer ) , but no one can deny that the screen crackles with electricity whenever he is on it .

Related terms

make_noise

4
[ verb ] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants

Related terms

go make_noise crump crunch

5
[ verb ] to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks;

Examples

"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

Related terms

change

6
[ adjective ] having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

Examples

"a crackle glaze"

Related terms

fancy

7
[ noun ] glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

Related terms

china

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