crackle

Stone said during the Carrington Event, "even telegraph wires were heard to hum and crackle, and they were able to run the telegraph poles without any electricity because the input was so high".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

Aref Montazeri, a rising-star artist, had just finished breakfast in his fifth-floor apartment overlooking Tehran when he heard the first crackle of war nearly two months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Affectionate fans venerate the dialogue’s electric crackle and the cast’s peerless comedic timing.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

Other than the crackle of the fire and the occasional collapsing wall or floor, the night was quiet.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

From their first meeting, the air between them crackles with . . . something.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

Rampling crackles as a matriarch who can sniff out her kids’ lies and insecurities but has the good manners not to say anything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

"I've since been back to the GP as my breathing is still painful and he has found crackles in my lungs," Mrs Hollingworth said.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

I try to look away so she won't think I'm spying on her, but as I do that, the walkie-talkie crackles with static.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

When their signal returned, Koch’s voice crackled back to Houston with a message for humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Thunder and lightning crackled over the strobing sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

A moment everyone remembers is the time a very young Christina Aguilera played a Lilith sidestage, and the crew radios crackled with excitement and encouragement to not miss it.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

The couch crackled as I tried to get comfortable.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

But on his new solo album, “Thrasher,” he trades the Killers’ gleaming, synth-laced rock for the crackling sound of hand-played country music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Simon soon picks up a handheld CRT device to help with sneaking - a clever updated version of another staple of the Silent Hill series: the crackling radio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Resident Sutrismi, 47, said she was at home on Saturday when she heard a "crackling sound", looked out of the window and saw smoke rising from the peatland across the road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Don’t be afraid of any crackling; cumin seeds should sizzle when fried.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

Nokomis, Mama, Deydey, Pinch, Angeline, and Omakayas all ran outside, gazed on the horizon, and saw the crackling and snapping waves of the ice.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich