crackle

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

- a crackle glaze

Similar word(s): fancy

noun

1. the sharp sound of snapping noises

Similar word(s): crackling, crepitation

Definition categories: event, noise

2. glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

Similar word(s): crackleware

Definition categories: man–made, china

verb

1. make a crackling sound

- My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl

Similar word(s): crepitate

Definition categories: perception, rattle

2. make a crushing noise

Similar word(s): crunch, scranch, scraunch

Definition categories: communication, noise, resound

3. to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

- The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

Definition categories: change, alter, vary