crackle

crackle
I. verb (crackled; crackling) Etymology: frequentative of 1crack Date: circa 1560 intransitive verb 1. a. to make small sharp sudden repeated noises <
the fire crackles on the hearth
>
b. to show animation ; sparkle <
the essays crackle with wit
>
2. craze 3 transitive verb to crush or crack with snapping noises • cracklingly adverb II. noun Date: 1833 1. a. the noise of repeated small cracks or reports b. sparkle, effervescence 2. a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface

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  • Crackle — Crac kle, n. 1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. [1913 Webster] The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or r[^a]le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crackle — Crac kle (kr[a^]k k l), v. i. [Dim. of crack.] To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. [1913 Webster] The unknown ice that crackles underneath them.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crackle — (v.) mid 15c., crackelen, frequentative of cracken to crack. Related: Crackled; crackling. The noun is recorded from 1833 …   Etymology dictionary

  • crackle — ► VERB ▪ make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises. ► NOUN 1) a crackling sound. 2) a pattern of minute surface cracks. DERIVATIVES crackly adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • crackle — [krak′əl] vi. crackled, crackling [ME crakelen, freq. of craken,CRACK1] 1. to make a succession of slight, sharp, popping sounds, as of dry wood burning 2. to be bursting with energy and vivacity 3. to develop a finely cracked surface vt …   English World dictionary

  • Crackle — For the Bauhaus album, see Crackle The Best of Bauhaus. For the fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time, see Crackle (physics). Crackle, Inc. Type Subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Founded July 2007 Headquarters …   Wikipedia

  • crackle — UK [ˈkræk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms crackle : present tense I/you/we/they crackle he/she/it crackles present participle crackling past tense crackled past participle crackled 1) to make continuous short sounds like the sound of… …   English dictionary

  • crackle — crack|le [ krækl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to make continuous short sounds like the sound of wood burning: The radio began to crackle. 2. ) to be full of something such as nervousness or excitement: The atmosphere crackled with expectation. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crackle — [[t]kræ̱k(ə)l[/t]] crackles, crackling, crackled VERB If something crackles, it makes a rapid series of short, harsh noises. The radio crackled again. [V ing] ...a crackling fire. N COUNT Crackle is also a noun. ...the crackle of flames and… …   English dictionary

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