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crackling

[krak-ling, -luhn] / ˈkræk lɪŋ, -lən /
ADJECTIVE
crunchy
Synonyms


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All that crackling pressure on one athlete, the hushed ooooooohhs from the rafters, all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The camera cuts to Elizabeth’s actual surroundings: a New York City apartment, where the radiator clacks and hisses in place of a crackling fire, and the view is brick, not snow-dusted pasture.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

But amid all that crackling electricity, everything around Marty begins to blur.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

The show might not have the crackling vitality of “Hamilton” or the bluesy poignancy of “The Scottsboro Boys.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

There’s a loud crackling sound like fire makes, and a whistling of wind.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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