crackle
verb (used without object)
to make slight, sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated.
has been crackling
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present perfect progressiveof crackle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Lately, the air has been crackling with financial resentment.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 24, 2018
As usual, Lagasse's radio has been crackling almost nonstop since the sun went down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dealer Kallir put Grandma under contract, and her first big show, in 1940, lit the match to a bonfire of public enthusiasm which has been crackling brightly ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ice kept quiet during the night, but all day, with some intervals, it has been crackling and settling, and this evening there have been several fits of pressure from 9 o’clock onward.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen
