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Webster 1913 Edition


Crackle

Crac′kle

(krăk′k’l)
,
Verb.
I.
[Dim. of
crack
.]
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate;
as, burning thorns
crackle
.
The unknown ice that
crackles
underneath them.
Dryden.

Crac′kle

,
Noun.
1.
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
The
crackle
of fireworks.
Carlyle.
2.
(Med.)
A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs;
as, dry
crackle
; moist
crackle
.
Quain.
3.
(Fine Arts)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crackle

CRACKLE

,
Verb.
I.
To make slight cracks; to make small abrupt noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to decrepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

Definition 2024


crackle

crackle

English

Noun

crackle (plural crackles)

  1. A fizzing, popping sound.
  2. (pottery) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
  3. (physics) 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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crackle (third-person singular simple present crackles, present participle crackling, simple past and past participle crackled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a fizzing, popping sound.
    a crackling fire
    • Dryden
      the unknown ice that crackles underneath them

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