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crackle

Syllabification: (crack·le)
Pronunciation: /ˈkrakəl/

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Definition of crackle

verb

[no object]
  • make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises:the fire suddenly crackled and spat sparks
  • give a sense of great tension or animation:attraction and antagonism were crackling between them

noun

  • 1a sound made up of a rapid succession of slight cracking sounds:there was a crackle and a whine from the microphone
  • 2a pattern of minute surface cracks on painted or varnished surfaces, glazed ceramics, or glass.

Derivatives

crackly

Pronunciation: /ˈkrak(ə)lē/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from crack + -le4

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