crackle

Meanings

• the sharp sound of snapping noises
• glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
• make a crackling sound
  • "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
• make a crushing noise
• to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
  • "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
• having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
  • "a crackle glaze"

Synonyms

crackle china, crackleware, crackling, crepitate, crepitation, crunch, scranch, scraunch