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
Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"I've since been back to the GP as my breathing is still painful and he has found crackles in my lungs," Mrs Hollingworth said.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
Except the story crackles with little distortions: Mirrors and bird cages appear with eerie frequency, paintings vanish from a wall, and other oddities complicate the narrative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Hilly waves the envelope at me and it crackles.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
