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 What never occurred to me was the need to explicitly ban vaping until my date casually produced a crackling Juul mid-screening. —

Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026 The whole show crackles with anything-can-happen energy. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 At night, gather in front of a crackling fire for pre-dinner drinks in the drawing room, which is filled with illustrations of Parisian opera stars, antique finds, and Monopoly. —

Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 That crackling atmosphere was clear to see when The Athletic attended Friday night’s match against struggling Le Havre, with the city taken over by a sea of red and gold before the game and Lens’ supporters then bouncing up and down in the stands for the entire contest. —

Tom Burrows, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crackle

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Meanwhile, the Bronx Zoo in New York has revived its annual tradition of naming one of the zoo’s thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches for $15.

— Julian Torres, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Why Madagascar hissing cockroaches are actually romantic Naming a roach for Valentine’s Day is a great gag, but also these critters are capable of hissing their way into your heart.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026