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Meaning of crackle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crackle
      adj 1: having the surface decorated with a network of fine
             cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"
      n 1: the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackle},
           {crackling}, {crepitation}]
      2: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
         [syn: {crackle}, {crackleware}, {crackle china}]
      v 1: make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the
           bowl" [syn: {crepitate}, {crackle}]
      2: make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the
         gravel" [syn: {crunch}, {scranch}, {scraunch}, {crackle}]
      3: to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of
         small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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