How to Use crackle in a Sentence

crackle

1 of 2 verb
  • The logs crackled in the fire.
  • The leaves crackled under our feet.
  • First thing in the morning, bright corn arepas crackle on the flat top.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The result is a pizza crust with just the right amount of chew and crackle.
    Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Against the rhythmic whoosh of my own breath in the snorkel, the reef crackles with the dawn brigade of fish feeding off the coral.
    Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Now all that's left to do is find a cozy spot on the couch in front of a crackling fireplace.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Warm bread and soft butter open dinner, and how nice to hear the bread crackle at the touch.
    Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The sound is kind of a snap, crackle, and pop—though more like bubble wrap than Rice Crispies.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 30 Mar. 2023
  • These brown in the oven in 10 minutes, sit for five (to help the inside get nice and steamy), and have a crackling crust.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 22 Feb. 2023
  • There’s nothing like a good snap, crackle, and pop first thing in the morning.
    Demetria Wambia, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022
  • True to form, this sandwich crackles under tooth, down to the very last bite.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Yet the script, by Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover, doesn’t give him lines that crackle and catch fire.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Any of it could have been a factor in their overall lack of snap, crackle, and pop.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The crackling fire and a chorus of frogs were our symphony.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • In that moment, the noise seemed to ripple and crackle with magic.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Short wands of fried phyllo stuffed with chopped mushrooms and earthy snails crackle in the mouth.
    Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Even low-stakes contests off the court, like video games with friends, could crackle with must-win fury.
    Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The problem for viewers is that the jokes don’t crackle and the silences lack subtext.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The sunken flame and crackling sound effect adds to the realism of these wax candles.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Back in your room, a soaking tub or a crackling fireplace awaits.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2023
  • What’s a cozy night in without a crackling wood wick candle?
    Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Food cooks over the crackling flames of a live-fire hearth at Ardor Breads and Provisions.
    Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Like lightning crackling in her body is how Gray, now 38, has described the pain.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The voice of a 911 dispatcher crackled over the police scanner.
    Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
  • At high school football practices the crackling rapid-fire bursts sometimes drown out the coach.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The leaves would crackle and then crumble into tiny pieces.
    Peter Millard, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Moran herself wrote the screenplay, which crackles with wit and heart and honesty.
    Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2020
  • Soon, the dispatch radio crackled with news of a wreck under Lift 4.
    Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That, in itself is nothing new, and could also fail to crackle on radar.
    Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 11 July 2022
  • Dave Christensen woke around 2 a.m. Feb. 5 to the sound of crackling outside his bedroom window and then what sounded like an explosion.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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crackle

2 of 2 noun
  • Still, the crackle of last-day-ness feels much the same.
    Anne Fadiman, Wired, 17 June 2020
  • The bells clank and the air crackles and the peaks look like cathedral spires.
    Chiara Goia, National Geographic, 14 Dec. 2019
  • But the yielding meat, the dripping fat and the hard-candy crackle on the skin are the same.
    New York Times, 21 June 2022
  • And even the pops and crackles exiting the tailpipes can be toned down to a dull blat.
    Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2020
  • By the end of the movie, the snap and crackle of their wit has somehow been deadened to a pile of ash.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Tonight: Get into the snap, crackle and pop of the moment.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2019
  • The cookies will be crackle-topped and too soft to lift from the baking sheets.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • That crackle when the work is good, there’s nothing like it.
    New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • His reason for being, the thing that gave him the crackle, was gone.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 May 2023
  • Rolfe fires his Taser and a yelp can be heard above the weapon’s electric crackle.
    Brynn Anderson, The Denver Post, 14 June 2020
  • With the crackle of the fire and the distant roar of the ocean as our soundtrack, the yarns carry us out into the night.
    Nina Karnikowski, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Listen to the fireplace crackle gently in the Great Hall!
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2021
  • We finally got rid of the wood stove and its soot and dust and crackle and charm.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2018
  • In the distance, the booms of explosions and the crackle of gunfire pierced the silence.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The crackle of gunfire and crump of tank fire ever present.
    ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • All of the book’s chapters on the law crackle with energy.
    New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Without anyone awake, the agency found, the crew was notified of the fire by the pop, crackle and the glow of the flames.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • There’s the spit and crackle in the fireplace, the smell of burning juniper, and the warm spices of dal bhat being stirred on the kitchen stove.
    Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2018
  • There was a crackle of lightning when that gate swung open.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The crackle of chemistry between her and Tom is so, so fun.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 20 June 2023
  • Irene had to return the counter the next day, but its crackle stayed in my mind, a soundtrack to my worries.
    Sophia Moskalenko, Vox, 2 July 2019
  • What would the Fourth of July be without some snap, crackle and pop-punk?
    Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • The flash and crackle of lightning are rare along the San Diego County coastline.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Passengers must hear the pops and crackles as they’re whisked along the highway, they were told.
    WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Think of the roti as a big flour tortilla, only more dense and with more buttery crackle.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • But this is the year for those old corny albums with their crackle and pops that now seem vital.
    oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2020
  • There’s the velvet brown of our bedspread, the crackle of Luke snoring, the warmth of Anna’s breath as her body fights and rests.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
  • Some often collapsed from the journey against the sounds of war and crackle of gunfire.
    Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Listing image by Cortana Enlarge / Lightning crackles behind the dawn edge of Jupiter's atmosphere.
    Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
  • There was a crackle of energy from the presence of chattering bodies in a room and the warm cacophony of string musicians tuning instruments.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023

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