snap, crackle and pop
Any loud or audible noise.
With every snap, crackle and pop on the breakfast table the American accent carries farther.
crackle
/ˈkɹækəl/
noun 4verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
annoying, fiery
VERB + CRACKLE
heard, roar
PREP.
during, from
Definitions
noun
1
A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.
There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.
2
A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
The Chinese attach great value to their crackle, which, though it looks like damaged glaze, is produced by art; […].
3
The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
4
Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
By the look on my face I must have anticipated the joy of the crackle, apparently having come to look forward to the roast pig that appeared only at gatherings such as this. I bet I asked for another piece once I was done.
verb
1
To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
a crackling fire
the unknown ice that crackles underneath them
2
To be full of tension or emotion.
The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
- crackleware
noun — the sharp sound of snapping noises
verb — make a crushing noise
- crunch
- scranch
- scraunch
verb — make a crackling sound
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.
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There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.
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Then a superincumbent bundle rolled down, with a whisking noise, flames elongated, and bent themselves about with a quiet roar, but no crackle.
Wiktionary04
a crackling fire
Wiktionary05
the unknown ice that crackles underneath them
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He felt the stress and strain of life, its fevers and sweats and wild insurgences—surely this was the stuff to write about! He wanted to glorify the leaders of forlorn hopes, the mad lovers, the giant
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, crackle is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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