crackle
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crackles; crackled; crackling
crackles; crackled; crackling
Learner's definition of CRACKLE
[no object]
: to make a series of short, sharp noises
- The logs crackled in the fire.
- The leaves crackled under our feet.
- a crackling fire
- The air crackled [=sparkled] with excitement as we prepared for the festival.
— crackle
noun,pluralcrackles[count]- You could hear the crackle of distant gunfire.
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