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crackling

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


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Yet today it reads like a crackling radio dispatch from a quaint age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

On a crackling night in Glasgow, substitute Kieran Tierney found the net from outside the box to restore the home side's lead in the 93rd minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

He made a faint m-hm sound that barely carried over our crackling headsets.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows