crackling

present participle of crackle
as in hissing
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 crackling Jacobs gives these three crackling, perceptive actors plenty to work with and then steps back to capture their workaday magic. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crackling 

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“Crackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackling. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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