crackle

Object

• fire: How about a winter walk with crackling log fires in country inns?
• noise: He is said to have heard crackling noises on the station's radio.
• sound: After the thing went up there was crackling sounds in the treetops for ages.
• radio: The radio crackled into life once more, only for us to discover they had still not turned up at camp.

Converse of object

• hear: Why can't I hear the crackle of the flames all around me, or the echo of the footsteps around the walls?

Adjective modifier

• snap: Zip Style Method and snap crackle ( & ) bop are a volatile cocktail of rock and poetry.
• occasional: Its worth saying that we have had a few microphone issues, so please forgive the occasional crackle.

Preposition: into

• life: The radio crackled into life once more, only for us to discover they had still not turned up at camp.

Modifies a noun

• finish: Enjoy your cuppa from this beautifully elegant pea green teapot with a lovely crackle finish.

Modifying Another Word

• positively: Angela Barrett's pictures are so cold and frosty the paper positively crackles.
• still: The rain has eased but the firewood still crackles like the devil's frying pan.

Noun used with modifier

• fx: Page 13 1 [ Inuyasha passes through a crackling barrier. ] fx barrier crackle Inuyasha!
• barrier: Page 13 1 [ Inuyasha passes through a crackling barrier. ] fx barrier crackle Inuyasha!
• energy: The verve and energy crackles throughout the film and sad moments are deftly handled by both cast and crew.
• fire: Cozy log fires crackle in the winter, filling the air with wonderful scents of wood smoke.

Preposition: in

• air: There is a crackle in the air, causing the hairs on the back of my neck to rise.

Preposition: of

• flame: Why can't I hear the crackle of the flames all around me, or the echo of the footsteps around the walls?

Preposition: with

• wit: The play crackles with wit and humor and yet there is the author's trademark theme of pain beneath the surface of relationships.
• energy: In fact, she's crackling with energy all over.
• tension: Here are extracts from a long article: ' Natasha Gill's classroom crackles with tension.