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

When Mr. Blake found his voice it'd gone crackly and sort of hysterical.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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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