crackle (n.)

  1. the sharp sound of snapping noises

    [ Syn: crackling , crepitation ]

  2. glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

    [ Syn: crackleware , crackle china ]

    crackle (adj.)

  1. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; a crackle glaze'

    crackle (v.)

  1. make a crackling sound; My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl

    [ Syn: crepitate ]

  2. make a crushing noise; his shoes were crunching on the gravel

    [ Syn: crunch , scranch , scraunch ]

  3. to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; The blazing sun crackled the desert sand'

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