crackle
To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or poppingTo make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
» A fire crackled in the fireplace.
Ein Feuer knisterte im Kamin.
В камине потрескивал огонь.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
a crackling fire
knistern
треща́тьtreščátʹ
тріща́тиtriščáty, шкварча́тиškvarčáty
make a crackling sound
(figuratively, intransitive)To be full of tension or emotion.
The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.
Examples
33 sentencesA fire crackled in the fireplace.
ruВ камине потрескивал огонь. — Wezel
deEin Feuer knisterte im Kamin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom listened to the fire crackling.
ruТом слушал, как потрескивает огонь. — Wezel
deTom lauschte dem Knistern des Feuers. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The fire crackled in the fireplace.
ruОгонь потрескивал в камине. — Balamax
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
crackles, crackling, crackled, crackledSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle