crackle
pronunciation
How to pronounce crackle in British English:
UK [ˈkrækl]
How to pronounce crackle in American English:
US [ˈkrækəl]
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- Noun:
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
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- Verb:
- make a crackling sound
- make crunching noises
- to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
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- Adjective:
- having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
Word Origin
- crackle (v.)
- mid-15c., crackelen, frequentative of cracken "to crack" (see crack (v.)). Related: Crackled; crackling. The noun is recorded from 1833.
Example
- 1. Measure the concave mark and crackle of pipe .
- 2. The lighters were made out of steel and coated with thick , black crackle paint .
- 3. Lines crackle and wrong connections abound .
- 4. Create the most fashionable crackle finish .
- 5. I heard a crackle on the doorknob .