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🔊 To make sharp sounds 🔊 A sharp sound 🪨 To form small cracks 🪨 Fine cracks 🪨 With fine cracks
crackle

crackle

6.5
With a surface that has many fine breaks in the glaze
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrækəl/
translation icon : craquelado
  • The artist favored a crackle glaze for his ceramics, as it created a unique texture.

Examples

  • She admired the crackle effect in the pottery, which gave it an antique look.

  • The vase had a beautiful crackle finish, adding character to its design.

  • I actually bought them in white, a crackle white paint as well.

Synonyms

cracked
vscrackle
2.0

Surface with small splits from dryness or damage

is a fine network of tiny lines in glazes on pottery
cracky
vscrackle
8.7

Having many thin broken lines on the surface or describing someone slightly odd

is a fine network of tiny lines in glazes not general surface damage

Antonyms

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

unblemished
7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

Idioms

snap, crackle and pop
6.5

Short sharp crackling sounds like cereal in a bowl

Compounds

crackle china
9.1

Porcelain with a shiny finish that shows a fine pattern of lines made on purpose

How Cracked

shattered
1 4.8
crackle
6.5
uncracked
3.4

Surface Forms

crackle positive

Morphology

crackle = crackle (semi-transparent) = crack + le

The adjective is transparently linked to the noun 'crackle', but the ceramic usage is a specialized descriptive term.

Etymology

Crackle as an adjective comes from crack ('small break or sharp sound') plus -le, so a crackle finish describes a surface that has many tiny cracks, like old glaze or paint.