CRACKLE

crackle

(adjective) having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; “a crackle glaze”

crackle, crackleware, crackle china

(noun) glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

crackle, crackling, crepitation

(noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises

crackle

(verb) to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; “The blazing sun crackled the desert sand”

crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle

(verb) make a crushing noise; “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”

crepitate, crackle

(verb) make a crackling sound; “My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crackle (plural crackles)

A fizzing, popping sound.

(pottery) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.

(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.

Verb

crackle (third-person singular simple present crackles, present participle crackling, simple past and past participle crackled)

(intransitive) To make a fizzing, popping sound.

Anagrams

• cackler, clacker

Source: Wiktionary


Crac"kle (krk"k'l), v. i. Etym: [Dim. of crack.]

Definition: To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden.

Crac"kle, n.

1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. Quain.

3. (Fine Arts)

Definition: A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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