Synonyms of crackle

crackle

verb

as in to hiss

to make a series of short, sharp noises

The logs crackled in the fire.

The leaves crackled under our feet.

a crackling fire

Related Words

• hiss
• rustle
• pop
• sputter
• sizzle
• creak
• squeak
• clatter
• crinkle
• click
• snap
• crack
• clack
• crepitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crackle

Quinones paused for a few seconds as a loudspeaker crackling from an LAPD helicopter circling a few streets over ordered a shooting suspect to turn themselves in. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

As the Taser crackles, the recording device drops, briefly capturing part of a vehicle before flames erupt near the camera. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Sarah stretches the beaver pelt in front of her mother to shield her from the crackling ignition of the newspaperman’s flash powder. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Four years earlier, driving cross-country, our family had spent an unseasonably cold summer night at an Under Canvas site near Yellowstone, huddled in a king-size bed while a wood-burning stove crackled in the corner. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026