crackle

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Noun

Singular crackle

Plural crackles

1. A crackle is a fizzing and popping sound.

Verb

Plain form crackle

Third-person singular crackles

Past tense crackled

Past participle crackled

Present participle crackling

1. (intransitive) If something crackles it is making a fizzing and popping sound.

   The sound of a crackling fire