- 1to make short sharp sounds like something that is burning in a fire A log fire crackled in the hearth. The radio crackled into life.
- 2(figurative) The atmosphere crackled with tension.
crackle
verbNAmE//ˈkrækl//
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they crackle he / she / it crackles
past simple crackled
-ing form crackling
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