crackle

Meaning

Noun

1. A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
2. A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
3. The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
4. Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be full of tension or emotion.

Synonyms

crack

creak

crunch

snap

crepitate

crepitation

rustle

rattle

sputter

squeak

crash

rumble

chirp

crackling

pop

crackleware

crackle china

scraunch

cracking

scranch

crump

erupt

explode

fall in love

fissure

fizz

flaw

gash

grind

hiss

make noise

clink

roar

break out

clatter

sizzle

clack

spark

sparkle

❇️

check

burst out

swish

tear

thunder

🌩️

crackling sound

rattat

burst

flash up noisily

crimkle

squeakiness

Translations

crepitare

knistern

crepitar

crepitar

pétiller

crépiter

crepitar

crépitement

crujido

knetteren

crujir

scoppiettare

knapperen

estalar

kletteren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹækəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crakelen

In summary

From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.