crackle
A prolonged, frequent cracking soundA prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
» A fire crackled in the fireplace.
Ein Feuer knisterte im Kamin.
В камине потрескивал огонь.
Meaning
4 sensesA prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.
There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.
Knistern
трескtresk
тріскtrisk, трі́скітtrískit
A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
Craquelé
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.
Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
Examples
33 sentencesA fire crackled in the fireplace.
ruВ камине потрескивал огонь.
deEin Feuer knisterte im Kamin.
Tom listened to the fire crackling.
ruТом слушал, как потрескивает огонь.
deTom lauschte dem Knistern des Feuers.
The fire crackled in the fireplace.
ruОгонь потрескивал в камине.
The firewood crackled in the hearth.
The campfire crackled in the night.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physicFrom Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
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Forms
plural: cracklesSynonyms
4 synonyms- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface:cracklewarecrackle china
- the sharp sound of snapping noises:cracklingcrepitation