crackle
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