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crackle

/ crackle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
Type of:
china
noun Sense 2
the sharp sound of snapping noises
Type of:
noise
Kinds of:
decrepitation
Derived:
crepitate
verb Sense 3
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
Type of:
change alter vary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
"a crackle glaze"
Similar:
fancy
verb Sense 5
make a crackling sound
"My Rice Crispies crackled in the bowl"
Type of:
rattle
Derived:
crackling crepitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
make crunching noises
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Kinds of:
crump thud scrunch
Derived:
crunch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

china noise decrepitation change alter vary fancy rattle make noise resound crump thud