crackle
verb (used without object)
to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.
crackles
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present tense formof crackle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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From their first meeting, the air between them crackles with . . . something.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
When Cymone, wearing a dress fashioned out of a trash bag, and Seifert take the stage later with drummer Zoey Su, and bassist Lucy Fraser, the sold-out room crackles with energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
But there's a moment just before the curtain rises, when the stage is still, the lights dim, and there's a silence that crackles with a mixture of tension and anticipation.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
The drink fizzes, crackles, and pops in the glass.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
