Crackle

  • 31crackle v — crust n …

    English expressions

  • 32crackle —    In ceramic glazes, a network of fine craze lines, produced intentionally or accidentally, especially associated with oriental and modern porcelain. Also, in oil painting, when the paint s surface is broken by a network of small cracks …

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  • 33crackle — verb make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises. noun 1》 a sound of this type. 2》 a pattern of minute surface cracks. Derivatives crackly adjective (cracklier, crackliest). Origin ME: from crack + le4 …

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  • 34crackle — v. n. Decrepitate, crepitate, snap …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 35crackle — verb bits of dried mosses crackled in the fire Syn: sizzle, fizz, hiss, crack, snap, sputter, crepitate …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 36crackle — v 1. snap, clap, click, crepitate, decrepitate; pop, burst, go bang, shoot off. 2. crack, break, fracture; fragmentize, craze, chap, shiver, shatter, smash …

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  • 37crackle — crack·le …

    English syllables

  • 38crackle — [ˈkræk(ə)l] verb [I] 1) to continually make short sounds like the sound of wood burning 2) to be full of something such as nervousness or excitement The atmosphere crackled with expectation.[/ex] …

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  • 39crackle — crack•le [[t]ˈkræk əl[/t]] v. led, ling, n. 1) to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated 2) cer (of ceramic glaze) to craze 3) to exhibit liveliness, vibrancy, or the like; sparkle: The play crackled with wit[/ex] 4) to break with a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40crackle —   Pāpa a ina, kani a ina, u ina.   Also: pa ina, pa apa a ina, e e ina …

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