Noun
- 1. crackle, crackling, crepitation, noise
- usage: the sharp sound of snapping noises
- 2. crackle, crackleware, crackle china, china
- usage: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
Verb
- 1. crepitate, crackle, rattle
- usage: make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
- 2. crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle, make noise, resound, noise
- usage: make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
- 3. crackle, change, alter, vary
- usage: to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
Adjective
- 1. crackle, fancy (vs. plain)
- usage: having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"
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