crackle

as in to hiss
to make a series of short, sharp noises The logs crackled in the fire. The leaves crackled under our feet. a crackling fire

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Recent Examples of crackle Among a crackling grand fireplace and towering Christmas tree, guests experience gothic manor life first-hand. Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The menu, too, is very grown up—fundamentally Italian, as much of the cooking in the Tarlow universe is, and built around a live-fire oven that crackles in the open kitchen, which fills the front section of one of the restaurant’s two rooms. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 The performance crackles with electricity and deadly foreboding, rivaling Lennon’s own starkly vulnerable recording on the White Album. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 Carolers, hot cider and crackling fires are all on tap at Pennsbury Manor, William Penn's former estate. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crackle 

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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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