crackly

American  

[krak-lee] / ˈkræk li /

adjective

cracklier, crackliest

1. apt to crackle.

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Etymology

Origin of crackly

First recorded in 1600–10; crackle + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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crackly crackliest

Mr. Chatten’s baritone voice, delivered with a growl and processed to sound as if it’s transmitting from a crackly pirate radio station, recalls Curtis’s tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

We rang the number and the same voice as before answered, the line crackly.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Scattered over the top of bread pudding before baking, it creates these bronzed little crackly edges that make the whole thing feel finished.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

I no longer flinch at the crackly sound my hearing aids make when I first put them on in the morning.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024

"One morning his skin went all greyish-yellow. Then it became hard and crackly, like the shell of a nut. By evening, the boy had turned to stone."

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Deravian remembers her mother standing at the stove, snacking on the stubborn scraps still left in the pot: “The crackliest, oiliest, tastiest bits.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

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