| v. i. | 1. | To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; |
| n. | 1. | The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. |
| 2. | (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; | |
| 3. | (Fine Arts) A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; |
| Noun | 1. | crackle - the sharp sound of snapping noises Synonyms: crackling, crepitation |
| 2. | crackle - glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface Synonyms: crackle china, crackleware | |
| Verb | 1. | crackle - make a crackling sound; "My Rice Crispies crackled in the bowl" Synonyms: crepitate |
| 2. | crackle - make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" | |
| 3. | crackle - to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand" | |
| Adj. | 1. | crackle - having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze" |
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