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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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
Around 11 p.m., communication suddenly crackled back to life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Thunder and lightning crackled over the strobing sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
A moment everyone remembers is the time a very young Christina Aguilera played a Lilith sidestage, and the crew radios crackled with excitement and encouragement to not miss it.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
I turned now and the straw of my bed crackled beneath me.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
