Crackle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sharp sound of snapping noises

glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈækəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈakəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈakəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈækəl/.

Examples

My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl
his shoes were crunching on the gravel
The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crepitation scranch crackle china crunch crackling crackleware scraunch crepitate

Parts of Speech

noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
noun	glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
verb	make a crackling sound “My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl”
verb	make a crushing noise “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”
verb	to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks “The blazing sun crackled the desert sand”
adjective	having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware “a crackle glaze”

Word Forms

crackle	verb	make a crackling sound
crepitate	verb	make a crackling sound
crepitation	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackling	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crunch	noun	the sound of something crunching

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knistern

das scharfe Geräusch schnappender Geräusche

🇫🇷French

crépiter

le son aigu des bruits de claquement

🇪🇸Spanish

crepitar

el sonido agudo de chasquidos

🇮🇹Italian

crepitio

il suono acuto di schiocchi

🇳🇱Dutch

knetteren

het scherpe geluid van knappende geluiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

estalar

o som agudo de estalos

🇷🇺Russian

потрескивать

резкий звук щелкающих звуков

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্কশ

স্ন্যাপিং শব্দের তীক্ষ্ণ শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடப்பு

ஸ்னாப்பிங் சத்தங்களின் கூர்மையான ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

పగుళ్లు

విరుచుకుపడే శబ్దాల పదునైన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

कडकडाट

स्नॅपिंग आवाजांचा तीक्ष्ण आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશ

સ્નેપિંગ અવાજોનો તીક્ષ્ણ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಡಿಮಿಡಿಗೊಳ್ಳು

ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಪಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದಗಳ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊട്ടൽ

സ്നാപ്പിംഗ് ശബ്ദങ്ങളുടെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰੈਕਲ

ਟੁੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

کڑکنا

ٹوٹنے والی آوازوں کی تیز آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裂纹

尖锐的折断声

🇯🇵Japanese

パチパチ音を立てる

パチパチという鋭い音

🇰🇷Korean

딱딱거리다

날카로운 찰칵 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng nổ lách tách

âm thanh chói tai của tiếng tách

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงแตก

เสียงแหลมของเสียงหัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

meretih

suara gertakan yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

kaluskos

ang matalim na tunog ng mga ingay na pumuputok

🇲🇾Malay

berderak

bunyi tajam bunyi-bunyi yang menyentap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرقعة

الصوت الحاد للضوضاء المفاجئة

🇮🇷Persian

ترق

صدای تند صداهای کوبیدن

🇹🇷Turkish

çatırtı

çatlama seslerinin keskin sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁמִיעַ קוֹל פִּצוּחַ

הצליל החד של רעשי הצמד

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