Crac"kle (kr?k"k'l), v. i. [Dim. of crack.]
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
The unknown ice that crackles underneath them.
Dryden.
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Crac"kle, n.
1.
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
The crackle of fireworks.
Carlyle.
2. Med.
A kind of crackling sound or r&acir;le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle.
Quain.
3. Fine Arts
A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.
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