Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of crackle Less is required of Anderson’s jaded, booze-sodden Jeff, but this smart-alecky sidekick is re-imagined with crackling comic vitality. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 A lot of things are falling apart and crackling inside of her. —

William Earl, Variety, 17 May 2026 Jamie reading The Hobbit to the kids around a crackling fire. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for crackle

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To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 May 2026