crackle

Definition of Crackle in English :

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Noun

1. crackle, crackling, crepitation

the sharp sound of snapping noises

2. crackle, crackle china, crackleware

glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

Verb

3. crackle, crepitate

make a crackling sound

Example Sentences:
'My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl'

crepitate

4. crackle, crunch, scranch, scraunch

make a crushing noise

Example Sentences:
'his shoes were crunching on the gravel'

5. crackle

to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

Example Sentences:
'The blazing sun crackled the desert sand'

Adjective

6. crackle

having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

Example Sentences:
'a crackle glaze'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crackle

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verb

to make or cause to make a series of slight sharp noises, as of paper being crushed or of a wood fire burning

2. (transitive)

to decorate (porcelain or pottery) by causing a fine network of cracks to appear in the glaze

3. (intransitive)

to abound in vivacity or energy

noun

the act or sound of crackling

intentional crazing in the glaze of a piece of porcelain or pottery

6. Also called: crackleware

porcelain or pottery so decorated

Crackle

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcrackled or ˈcrackling

to make a succession of slight, sharp, popping sounds, as of dry wood burning

to be bursting with energy and vivacity

to develop a finely cracked surface

verb transitive

to crush or break with cracking sounds

to produce a finely cracked surface on

noun

a succession of cracking sounds

vivacity; animation

the fine, irregular surface cracks on some pottery, porcelain, etc.

craquelure (sense 1)

crackleware

Crackle

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v. crack·led, crack·ling, crack·les

v.intr.

1. To make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises: a fire crackling in the wood stove.

2. To show liveliness, energy, or intensity: a book that crackles with humor.

3. To become covered with a network of fine cracks; craze.

v.tr.

1. To crush (paper, for example) with sharp snapping sounds.

2. To cause (china, for example) to become covered with a network of fine cracks.

1. The act or sound of crackling.

a. A network of fine cracks on the surface of glazed pottery, china, or glassware.

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