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 Definitions of crackle  [ˈkræk əl]  

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Definition of 'crackle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) crackle
to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.

2.  crackle
(of ceramic glaze) to craze.

3.  crackle
to exhibit liveliness, vibrancy, or the like; sparkle:
The play crackled with wit.

4. (v.t.) crackle
to break with a crackling noise.

5.  crackle
to craze (ceramic glaze).

6. (n.) crackle
the act or sound of crackling.

7.  crackle
a network of fine cracks, as in some glazes.

Etymology:  (1490–1500; crack+-le)

Definition of 'crackle' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) crackle, crackling, crepitation
the sharp sound of snapping noises

2. (adj) crackle, crackleware, crackle china
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

3. (verb) crackle
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
"a crackle glaze"

4. (verb) crepitate, crackle
make a crackling sound
"My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"

5. (verb) crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
make a crushing noise
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

6. (verb) crackle
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"


Definition of 'crackle' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) crackle
to make many short dry sounds like a fire
crackling flames; the crackle of the old radio


Definition of 'crackle' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) crackle
the noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling

2. (noun) crackle
a kind of crackling sound or r/le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle

3. (noun) crackle
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

4. (verb) crackle
to make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle


Translation of 'crackle' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make a continuous cracking noise
The dry branches crackled under my feet as I stepped on them.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kraak Arabic flag Arabic: يُطَقْطِق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пръщя
Brazilian flag Brazilian: estalar Czech flag Czech: praskat German flag German: knistern
Danish flag Danish: knase Greek flag Greek: τρίζω Spanish flag Spanish: crujir, crepitar
Estonian flag Estonian: pragisema Farsi flag Farsi: ترق تروق کردن Finnish flag Finnish: rätistä
French flag French: crépiter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהָרעִיש Hindi flag Hindi: कड़कड़ाना
Croatian flag Croatian: pucketati Hungarian flag Hungarian: recseg, ropog Indonesian flag Indonesian: berderak
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skrjáfa, braka Italian flag Italian: scricchiolare Japanese flag Japanese: ぱちぱち音を立てる
Korean flag Korean: 우지직 부서지다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: traškėti Latvian flag Latvian: krakšķēt; sprakšķēt
Malay flag Malay: bergemeresik Dutch flag Dutch: knapperen Norwegian flag Norwegian: knitre, sprake
Polish flag Polish: trzaskać Persian flag Persian: ترق تروق کردن Pashto flag Pashto: پرله پسی ټکیار یا تڼیار
Portuguese flag Portuguese: estalar Romanian flag Romanian: a trosni Russian flag Russian: потрескивать
Slovak flag Slovak: praskať Slovenian flag Slovenian: pokati Serbian flag Serbian: pucketati
Swedish flag Swedish: knastra, krasa Thai flag Thai: ทำเสียงดังคล้ายของแตก Turkish flag Turkish: çatırda(t)mak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 劈啪作響 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: тріщати, потріскувати Urdu flag Urdu: چ‍ٹ‍خنا، چ‍ڑچ‍ڑانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nổ lách tách Chinese flag Chinese: 劈劈啪啪地响 Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geknetter
Arabic flag Arabic: صَوْت احْتِراقِ الأغْصان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пръщене Brazilian flag Brazilian: estalido
Czech flag Czech: praskání German flag German: das Knistern Danish flag Danish: knitren
Greek flag Greek: τρίξιμο Spanish flag Spanish: crepitación, chisporroteo Estonian flag Estonian: pragin
Farsi flag Farsi: ترق تروق Finnish flag Finnish: rätinä French flag French: crépitement
Hebrew flag Hebrew: פִּצפּוּץ Hindi flag Hindi: जलती लकड़ी की चटचट की आवा Croatian flag Croatian: pucketanje
Hungarian flag Hungarian: ropogás Indonesian flag Indonesian: gemeretak Icelandic flag Icelandic: snark, skrjáf, brak
Italian flag Italian: crepitio Japanese flag Japanese: ぱちぱちという音 Korean flag Korean: 탁탁 소리
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: traškesys Latvian flag Latvian: sprakšķēšana; sprakšķis Malay flag Malay: bunyi gemersik
Dutch flag Dutch: geknapper Norwegian flag Norwegian: knitring, spraking Polish flag Polish: trzask
Persian flag Persian: ترق تروق Pashto flag Pashto: پرله پسی ټکیار Portuguese flag Portuguese: estalido
Romanian flag Romanian: trosnet Russian flag Russian: потрескивание Slovak flag Slovak: praskanie
Slovenian flag Slovenian: prasketanje Serbian flag Serbian: pucketanje Swedish flag Swedish: knastrande
Thai flag Thai: เสียงดัง Turkish flag Turkish: çatırtı, çıtırtı Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 劈啪聲
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: потріскування; хруст Urdu flag Urdu: چ‍ڑچ‍ڑاه‍ٹ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tiếng nổ lách tách
Chinese flag Chinese: 劈啪声

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'crackle' - Nearby Entries  

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