crackle
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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
Season 2, which is still superior television, lacks some of the crackle of season 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
We go inside people’s private dreams that are shot like old filmstrips and deteriorate with a snap, crackle and pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Other than the crackle of the fire and the occasional collapsing wall or floor, the night was quiet.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
There is no doubt the US-China relationship has improved in recent years, but it is a relationship that still crackles with tension and suspicion.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024
Except the story crackles with little distortions: Mirrors and bird cages appear with eerie frequency, paintings vanish from a wall, and other oddities complicate the narrative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
The pilot's voice crackles through the intercom, telling us that the plane is now fully boarded.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He crackled with the energy of someone who had nothing left to lose and a great deal left to say.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
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
Against her blue hair and bold, pink doll-head suit, the orange backdrop crackled with energy — it was perfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
When he switched it on, the radio crackled and popped and was full of static.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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
Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and residents to flee to safety.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Steak leans into its vintage charm with dark lighting, a crackling fireplace and a distinctly romantic atmosphere.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But there were also thousands of local families gathered at the stadium with a crackling sense of anticipation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the crackling quiet, music still welled up from the Winter Garden.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
