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Noun
S:
(n)
crackle
,
crackling
,
crepitation
(the sharp sound of snapping noises)
S:
(n)
crackle
,
crackleware
,
crackle china
(glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface)
Verb
S:
(v)
crepitate
,
crackle
(make a crackling sound)
"My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
S:
(v)
crunch
,
scranch
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scraunch
,
crackle
(make a crushing noise)
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
S:
(v)
crackle
(to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks)
"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
crackle
(having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware)
"a crackle glaze"