Definition of crackle Crackle

/kɹæˈkʌl/ - [krakul] - crack•le

We found 16 definitions of crackle from 5 different sources.

What does crackle mean?

Noun Plural: crackles
crackle - the sharp sound of snapping noises
		crackling, crepitation
		noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
crackle - glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
		crackleware, crackle china
Verb crackles, crackling, crackled
crackle - to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
		vary, alter, change make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
crackle - make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
		crepitate
		rattle shake and cause to make a rattling noise
crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
		crunch, scranch, scraunch
		make noise, noise, resound emit a noise
		crump, scrunch, thud explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
Adjective crackle, crackler, cracklest
crackle - having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

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crackle (Noun)
A fizzing, popping sound.
crackle (Noun)
A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
crackle (Noun)
The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce, i. e. the rate of change of jounce.
crackle (Verb)
To make a fizzing, popping sound.

crackle (v. i.)
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
crackle (n.)
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
crackle (n.)
A kind of crackling sound or r/le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle.
crackle (n.)
A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.

crackle
krak′l, v.i. to give out slight but frequent cracks.—n. the giving out of slight cracks.—ns. Crack′lin, a kind of china-ware, purposely cracked in the kiln as an ornament; Crack′ling, the rind of roast pork: (pl.) skinny parts of suet without tallow: three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.—adj. Crack′ly, brittle.—n. Crack′nel, a light, brittle biscuit: (pl.) pieces of fat pork fried crisp