crackle

Noun
  1. The sharp sound of snapping noises (synset 107396278)
    is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    subtypes: decrepitation - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
    same as: crackling, crepitation
  2. Glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface (synset 103130239)
    is a type of: china - high quality porcelain originally made only in China
    same as: crackle china, crackleware
Adjective
  1. Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware (synset 301799969)
    "a crackle glaze"
    similar to: fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented
Verb
  1. Make a crackling sound (synset 202179828)
    "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
    is a type of: rattle - make short successive sounds
    same as: crepitate
  2. Make a crushing noise (synset 201060096)
    "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
    is a type of: make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
    subtypes: crump, scrunch, thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
    same as: crunch, scranch, scraunch
  3. To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks (synset 200122456)
    "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
    is a type of: alter, change, vary - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

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