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crackle definition

crackle (krakəl)

intransitive verb crackled -·led, crackling -·ling

  1. to make a succession of slight, sharp, popping sounds, as of dry wood burning
  2. to be bursting with energy and vivacity
  3. to develop a finely cracked surface

Etymology: ME crakelen, freq. of craken, crack

transitive verb

  1. to crush or break with cracking sounds
  2. to produce a finely cracked surface on

noun

  1. a succession of cracking sounds
  2. vivacity; animation
    1. the fine, irregular surface cracks on some pottery, porcelain, etc.
    2. craquelure (sense )
  3. crackleware

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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IKings 14:3 of the KJV of the Bible refers to crackle as cakes
(marginella)

Posted by james a robinson 47 days ago.

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