verb, noun
verb [V] to make short sharp sounds like sth that is burning in a fire:
A log fire crackled in the hearth. * The radio crackled into life. * (figurative) The atmosphere crackled with tension.
noun [U,C] a series of short sharp sounds:
the distant crackle of machine-gun fire * Erika picked up the phone and through a barrage of crackles heard a familiar voice.
crackly adjective:
She picked up the phone and heard a crackly voice saying: 'Pat here.'
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for crackle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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