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crackly

American  
[krak-lee] / ˈkræk li /

adjective

cracklier, crackliest
  1. apt to crackle.


Etymology

Origin of crackly

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

Example Sentences

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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

The home of ceramist Raina Lee includes a tree house featuring her pottery as well as a garage studio that houses her pottery wheel, kilns and her crackly volcanic glazes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

“It’s a really difficult situation,” 23-year-old Nazar Voytenkov, a former TV journalist who is now a volunteer with the 33rd Mechanised Brigade defending Pokrovsk, told us on a crackly phone line.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2024

Her voice got kind of crackly, like there was a secret code in the static underneath it.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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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