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Crackle (Verb)

Make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Freshly poured hot cider crackled and bubbled in the cauldron on the apple farm.
Dried leaves crackled underfoot as I walked through the autumn woods.
As I bit into the freshly toasted bread, it crackled between my teeth.
The peanut brittle crackled loudly when I snapped it in half.
The gravel driveway crackled under the wheels of the approaching truck.

Make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The firework exploded in the sky and began to crackle with a thousand snapping sparks.
As she walked across the crunchy leaves, her boots started to crackle beneath her feet.
The flames from the fireplace started to crackle and spit, warming the room.
The pops and crackle from the static-filled radio made it difficult to hear the broadcast.
Chewy's biting into the crispy crackers started to make a delightful crackle sound.

To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The museum's conservators carefully monitored the temperature and humidity levels to prevent the old painting from crackling over time.
The dry heat of the oven crackled the surface of the fine china vase.
As the clay pot cooled and dried in the kiln, it started to crackle and lose its sheen.
Years of exposure to the harsh desert sun had crackled the leather saddle beyond repair.
The intense heat of the kiln crackled the unfired pottery, transforming it into a beautiful, delicate work of art.