crackly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of crackly
Example Sentences
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The top should look bronzed and crackly, while the interior stays custardy.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
What saved him was music: the sound of the Beatles singing She Loves You out of a crackly transistor radio transformed his life.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
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
Just the bugs screeching in the crackly dry grass and the air getting heavier and heavier on these muggy waiting-for-it days.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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