Crackle

//ˈkɹækəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

    "I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon."

  2. 2
    glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface wordnet
  3. 3
    A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.

    "The Chinese attach great value to their crackle, which, though it looks like damaged glaze, is produced by art; […]."

  4. 4
    the sharp sound of snapping noises wordnet
  5. 5
    The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
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  1. 6
    Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).

    "By the look on my face I must have anticipated the joy of the crackle, apparently having come to look forward to the roast pig that appeared only at gatherings such as this. I bet I asked for another piece once I was done."

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping. intransitive

    "a crackling fire"

  2. 2
    to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks wordnet
  3. 3
    To be full of tension or emotion. figuratively, intransitive

    "The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy."

  4. 4
    make a crushing noise wordnet
  5. 5
    make a crackling sound wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.

Etymology 2

From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.

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