crackle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹækəl/

Noun

crackle (plural crackles)

1. A fizzing, popping sound.
2. (pottery) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
3. (physics) The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.

Translations

• French: crépitement
• German: Knistern
• Italian: crepitio, scoppiettio
• Portuguese: estalido, estalo
• Russian: треск
• Spanish: crujido, chisporroteo

Verb

crackle (crackles, present participle crackling; past and past participle crackled)

1. (intransitive) To make a fizzing, popping sound.

   a crackling fire

   • the unknown ice that crackles underneath them

Translations

• French: crépiter
• German: knistern
• Italian: crepitare
• Portuguese: estalar, crepitar
• Russian: треща́ть
• Spanish: crepitar

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