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
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.
crackle (third-person singular simple present crackles, present participle crackling, simple past and past participle crackled)
(intransitive) To make a fizzing, popping sound.
• 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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
