"crackle" in the noun sense
1. crackle, crackling, crepitation
the sharp sound of snapping noises
2. crackle, crackleware, crackle china
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
"crackle" in the verb sense
1. crepitate, crackle
make a crackling sound
"My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
2. crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
make a crushing noise
"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"
"crackle" in the adjective sense
1. crackle
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
"a crackle glaze"
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