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crackle

[krak-uhl] / ˈkræk əl /
VERB
make breaking sound
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Some are sensory: noticing textures, nailing a bread-crust crackle, assembling a playlist that carries you through chopping and stirring.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Suddenly the space between Thompson and DaCosta seems to crackle with an interplay of creative energy, as if the sharing of ideas generates its own palpable discharge.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

The crackle at the heel was enough to draw me in.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Our camera's electronic shutter froze shut and our hair started to crackle as it turned icy.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

I studied it, the way her smile seemed to crackle with her own brand of electricity, and felt something inside of me shrink in defeat.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken