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crackle
('kr/&/k/@/l )

noun (n)

  • the sharp sound of snapping noises(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    crackling, crepitation
    source: wordnet30
  • glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    crackle china, crackleware
    source: wordnet30
  • The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware(adj.all)
    Example:
    A crackle glaze.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make a crackling sound(verb.perception)
    Example:
    My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl.
    Synonym:
    crepitate
    source: wordnet30
  • make a crushing noise(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    crunch, scranch, scraunch
    source: wordnet30
  • to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks(verb.change)
    Example:
    The blazing sun crackled the desert sand.
    source: wordnet30
  • To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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