to crackle
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2.8
- verb
- /ˈkrækəl/
:
crepitar
- As the campfire burned bright, the logs began to crackle and pop loudly in the cool night air.
Have you heard about the improvement in sleep quality when you hear the sound of a snoring dog or a crackling fire?
- Have you heard about the improvement in sleep quality when you hear the sound of a snoring dog or a crackling fire?
- At any rate, yeah, the boys crackles along.
Examples
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Even as she keyed it on, Neilenn's voice crackled in the intercom speaker.
Fiction book (1990) -
Melissa was at the mirror, brushing her hair until it crackled with static electricity.
Fiction book (1990) -
Do you hear a crackling sound?
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They crackle in your mouth.
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Over the noise of blasters and crackling metal, she could hear a new sound.
Fiction book (1991) -
For a while, the fire hissed and crackled in a comfortable silence.
Fiction book (1990) -
Heat glistened on her skin and crackled with sparks through her hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
Four women and 11 children crouched in the cellar while the flames crackled above them.
Academic text (2004) -
As the alates mate and drop their wings, the street crackles underfoot.
Academic text (2003) -
Thaddeus listened to the leaves go whoosh, smelling of earth, crackling like fire across the ground.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
25
3.7
To make a hissing, crackling sound when hot, as in frying
22
3.2
To make a soft, dry sound when leaves or paper move together
Make a crackling or popping sound like burning wood
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Etymology
Crackle comes from the simple word crack ('a sudden, sharp sound') plus a small ending -le that shows repeated little actions, so to crackle is to make many short, snapping or popping sounds.