crackle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crackle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for crackle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crackle adj having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze" n the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: crackle, crackling, crepitation] glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface Synonym(s): crackle, crackleware, crackle china v make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl" Synonym(s): crepitate, crackle make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" Synonym(s): crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crackle \Crac"kle\ (kr[acr]k"k'l), v. i. [Dim. of crack.] To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crackle \Crac"kle\, n. 1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. --Carlyle. 2. (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or r[acir]le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. --Quain. 3. (Fine Arts) A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.