Synonyms of crackles

crackles

verb

present tense third-person singular of crackle

as in hisses

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

• hisses
• rustles
• pops
• sputters
• sizzles
• creaks
• squeaks
• clatters
• clicks
• crinkles
• clacks
• snaps
• cracks
• crepitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crackles

The baby monitor, propped up on the salad bowl, crackles in the background. — Imogen Crimp, Vogue, 20 July 2026

The cookie dough balls are rolled in powdered sugar, which crackles and splits apart while the cookies puff and bake. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

The book’s strongest component, by far, is the relationship between Tim and Virginia, which crackles with true-to-life ambiguity. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

There are people in the Bowie House bar sipping whiskey and having a heart to heart, there are people playing pool in the Billet Room, and there are couples enjoying an intimate moment in the Mulberry Room while the fire crackles in the background. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Among the red seats of the David Geffen Theater, the atmosphere crackles with anticipation and a touch of anxiety. — Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

His voice crackles over the radio. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026

Firstly, a wood-fire oven crackles from behind the counter, where employees toss pizza dough that’s been made that morning. — Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026