crackle

🇺🇸 /ˈkrækl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkrækl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
verb
R

to make a short, sharp sound like something frying or burning

The bacon was crackling in the pan.

noun
R

a short, sharp sound like something frying or burning

The crackle of the fire filled the room.

translation

v. to make a short, sharp sound like something frying or burning
n. a short, sharp sound like something frying or burning

Word Forms

3rd Present crackles
Past crackled
Perfect crackled
Progressive crackling
Plural crackles