crackle.
A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
Meaning & usage
A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.
There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.
A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
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.
Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
To be full of tension or emotion.
The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
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