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Webster 1913 Edition
Crackle
Crac′kle
(krăk′k’l)
, Verb.
I.
[Dim. of
crack
.] To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate;
as, burning thorns
. crackle
The unknown ice that
crackles
underneath them. Dryden.
Crac′kle
,Noun.
1.
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
The
crackle
of fireworks. Carlyle.
2.
(Med.)
A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs;
as, dry
. crackle
; moist crackle
Quain.
3.
(Fine Arts)
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
Webster 1828 Edition
Crackle
CRACKLE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
crackle
crackle
English
Noun
crackle (plural crackles)
- A fizzing, popping sound.
- (pottery) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
- (physics) 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.
Translations
a fizzing, popping sound
Derived terms
Verb
crackle (third-person singular simple present crackles, present participle crackling, simple past and past participle crackled)
- (intransitive) To make a fizzing, popping sound.
- a crackling fire
- Dryden
- the unknown ice that crackles underneath them
Translations
make a fizzing sound