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crackle

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


Example Sentences

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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

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

“The crackle in our cells and between each other was already there. It was like lava, something that was moving but had solidness around it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

It nudged me to trust a roast chicken with five more minutes, until the skin blistered into crackle and glass.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

He heard something crackle when his tennis shoe hit the window-pane, but he couldn’t worry about it.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein