'Crackle' definitions:

Definition of 'crackle'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"
noun
The sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: crackle, crackling, crepitation]
noun
Glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface [syn: crackle, crackleware, crackle china]
verb
Make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl" [syn: crepitate, crackle]
verb
Make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle]
verb
To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

Definition of 'Crackle'

From: GCIDE
  • Crackle \Crac"kle\ (kr[a^]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. [1913 Webster]
  • The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crackle'

From: GCIDE
  • Crackle \Crac"kle\, n.
  • 1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. [1913 Webster]
  • The crackle of fireworks. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or r[^a]le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. --Quain. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]