Definitions for crackleˈkræk əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
crack•leˈkræk əl(v.; n.)-led, -ling
(v.i.)to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.
(of ceramic glaze) to craze.
Category: Ceramics
to exhibit liveliness, vibrancy, or the like; sparkle:
The play crackled with wit.
(v.t.)to break with a crackling noise.
to craze (ceramic glaze).
Category: Ceramics
(n.)the act or sound of crackling.
a network of fine cracks, as in some glazes.
Category: Ceramics
Origin of crackle:
1490–1500; crack+-le
Princeton's WordNet
crackle, crackling, crepitation(noun)
the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle, crackleware, crackle china(adj)
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
crackle(verb)
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
"a crackle glaze"
crepitate, crackle(verb)
make a crackling sound
"My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle(verb)
make a crushing noise
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
crackle(verb)
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
crackle(verb)ˈkræk əl
to make many short dry sounds like a fire
crackling flames; the crackle of the old radio
Wiktionary
crackle(Noun)
A fizzing, popping sound.
crackle(Noun)
A style of glaze used in pottery giving the impression of many small cracks.
crackle(Noun)
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(Verb)
To make a fizzing, popping sound.
Webster Dictionary
Crackle(verb)
to make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle
Crackle(noun)
the noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling
Crackle(noun)
a kind of crackling sound or r/le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle
Crackle(noun)
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
Translations for crackle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
crackle(noun)
to make a continuous cracking noise
The dry branches crackled under my feet as I stepped on them.; the crackle of burning wood.
- geknetterAfrikaans
- صَوْت احْتِراقِ الأغْصانArabic
- пръщенеBulgarian
- estalidoPortuguese (BR)
- praskáníCzech
- das KnisternGerman
- knitrenDanish
- τρίξιμοGreek
- crepitación, chisporroteoSpanish
- praginEstonian
- ترق تروقFarsi
- rätinäFinnish
- crépitementFrench
- פִּצפּוּץHebrew
- जलती लकड़ी की चटचट की आवाजHindi
- pucketanjeCroatian
- ropogásHungarian
- gemeretakIndonesian
- snark, skrjáf, brakIcelandic
- crepitioItalian
- ぱちぱちという音Japanese
- 탁탁 소리Korean
- traškesysLithuanian
- sprakšķēšana; sprakšķisLatvian
- bunyi gemersikMalay
- geknapperDutch
- knitring, sprakingNorwegian
- trzaskPolish
- ترق تروقPersian
- پرله پسی ټکیارPashto
- estalidoPortuguese
- trosnetRomanian
- потрескиваниеRussian
- praskanieSlovak
- prasketanjeSlovenian
- pucketanjeSerbian
- knastrandeSwedish
- เสียงดังThai
- çatırtı, çıtırtıTurkish
- 劈啪聲Chinese (Trad.)
- потріскування; хрустUkrainian
- چڑچڑاهٹUrdu
- tiếng nổ lách táchVietnamese
- 劈啪声Chinese (Simp.)
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