crackled; crackling
ˈkra-k(ə-)liŋ 
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
: to crush or crack with snapping noises
cracklingly
adverb
1
a
: the noise of repeated small cracks or reports
b
2
: a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface
Examples of crackle in a Sentence
Verb
The logs crackled in the fire.
The leaves crackled under our feet.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Following the Watts Rebellion of 1965, the LA art scene crackled with political energy, and in 1967, Davis and his brother returned from a transformative road trip and inaugurated Brockman Gallery in the city’s Leinert Park neighborhood.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2025
Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verb
At that point, all of the houses except Hauptman’s and a few nearby homes were on fire, multimillion-dollar properties crackling like twigs in a summer campfire.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Following the Watts Rebellion of 1965, the LA art scene crackled with political energy, and in 1967, Davis and his brother returned from a transformative road trip and inaugurated Brockman Gallery in the city’s Leinert Park neighborhood.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
But dolphins have complex dialects in the form of crackles, squeaks and whistles.
—Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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