Word Meaning

crackle definition and meaning

v. i. To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
n. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
n. A kind of crackling sound or r/le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle.
n. 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; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.

Crossword clues for crackle

- Campfire's noise
- Crisp sound
- Noise of a wood fire
- Sound of wood burning