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crackled

crackled is the simple past and past participle of crackle.

Adjective

crackled (not comparable)

  1. (pottery) Having a crackle, or glaze resembling many small cracks.
  2. Having a crackling sound.
    • With a crackled voice, she yells out, “Who's there?!”2020, Ena Kosmo, Quinn's Reality

Meaning of crackle

Verb

crackle (third-person singular simple present crackles, present participle crackling, simple past and past participle crackled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
    • a crackling fire
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be full of tension or emotion.
    • The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.
    Synonyms:
    fizzle, sizzle

See all 6 meanings of crackle

Questions about crackled

What does crackled mean?
Crackled means having a crackle, or glaze resembling many small cracks.
What is crackled the simple past and past participle of?
Crackled is the simple past and past participle of crackle.
What part of speech is crackled?
Crackled is an adjective.

Words near crackled in the dictionary

  1. crackjaw
  2. crackle
  3. crackle glass
  4. crackleberries
  5. crackleberry
  6. crackled
  7. crackler
  8. cracklers
  9. crackles
  10. crackless
  11. cracklessly

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