v. i. [ Dim. of crack. ] To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate;
The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Fine Arts) Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Crackle, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Eccl. vii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]
For the first time in his life he tested crackling. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]