crackle
verb (used without object)
to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.
crackled
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past participleof crackle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crackle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crackleverb (used without object)to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.
Example Sentences
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As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He crackled with the energy of someone who had nothing left to lose and a great deal left to say.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Against her blue hair and bold, pink doll-head suit, the orange backdrop crackled with energy — it was perfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
The radio in the living room crackled with bad news.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
