CRACKLE

• (noun) glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

  synonyms : crackle china , crackleware

• (noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises

  synonyms : crackling , crepitation

• (verb) to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

  "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

• (verb) make a crushing noise

  "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

  synonyms : crunch , scranch , scraunch

• (verb) make a crackling sound

  "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"

  synonyms : crepitate

• (adj.) having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

  "a crackle glaze"

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