Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to crackle
Participle: crackled
Gerund: crackling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | crackle |
| you | crackle |
| he;she;it | crackles |
| we | crackle |
| you | crackle |
| they | crackle |
Perfect
| I | have crackled |
| you | have crackled |
| he;she;it | has crackled |
| we | have crackled |
| you | have crackled |
| they | have crackled |
Past
| I | crackled |
| you | crackled |
| he;she;it | crackled |
| we | crackled |
| you | crackled |
| they | crackled |
Pluperfect
| I | had crackled |
| you | had crackled |
| he;she;it | had crackled |
| we | had crackled |
| you | had crackled |
| they | had crackled |
Future
| I | will crackle |
| you | will crackle |
| he;she;it | will crackle |
| we | will crackle |
| you | will crackle |
| they | will crackle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have crackled |
| you | will have crackled |
| he;she;it | will have crackled |
| we | will have crackled |
| you | will have crackled |
| they | will have crackled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | crackle |
| you | crackle |
| he;she;it | crackle |
| we | crackle |
| you | crackle |
| they | crackle |
Perfect
| I | have crackled |
| you | have crackled |
| he;she;it | have crackled |
| we | have crackled |
| you | have crackled |
| they | have crackled |
Imperfect
| I | crackled |
| you | crackled |
| he;she;it | crackled |
| we | crackled |
| you | crackled |
| they | crackled |
Pluperfect
| I | had crackled |
| you | had crackled |
| he;she;it | had crackled |
| we | had crackled |
| you | had crackled |
| they | had crackled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would crackle |
| you | would crackle |
| he;she;it | would crackle |
| we | would crackle |
| you | would crackle |
| they | would crackle |
Perfect
| I | would have crackled |
| you | would have crackled |
| he;she;it | would have crackled |
| we | would have crackled |
| you | would have crackled |
| they | would have crackled |
Imperative
| you | crackle |
| we | Let's crackle |
| you | crackle |
Verbs conjugated like 'crackle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'crackle'
cackle,
chackle,
crankle,
cruckle,
rackle,
brickle,
caracole,
chuckle,
cockle,
crabble,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1560,
crackelen, frequentative of
cracken "to crack." The noun is recorded from 1833.
2. From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
Verbs referencing "crackle"
French
craqueler.
Sample Sentences
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[...] in the mind of anybody, but preparations for this mighty voyage. This, with the bright cold sun, the bracing air, the crisply-curling water, the thin white crust of morning ice upon the decks which crackled with a sharp and cheerful sound beneath the lightest tread, was irresistible. And when, again upon the shore, we turned and saw from the vessel 's mast her name signalled in flags of joyous [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] in the bosom of a gentle declivity, and, when I turned to shut it, it was on the summit of a lofty eminence. Now every plank and timber creaked, as if the ship were made of wicker-work; and now crackled, like an enormous fire of the driest possible twigs. There was nothing for it but bed; so I went to bed.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The men, led by the groans of Tom, scrambled and crackled through stumps, logs and bushes, to where that hero lay groaning and swearing with alternate vehemence.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] heart of sin only as a damning sentence, bringing with it a fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation. Legree burned the hair, and burned the letter; and when he saw them hissing and crackling in the flame, inly shuddered as he thought of everlasting fires. He tried to drink, and revel, and swear away the memory; but often, in the deep night, whose solemn stillness arraigns the bad soul [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[ fire crackling ] [ Kara, voice trembling ] No. [ gasps ] What have I done ?
(Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three)
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Go on, git! [screams] [ fire crackling ] [Sarah gasps] [ Sarah inhaling sharply ]
(Killing Faith)
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[ sighs heavily ] There's too much at stake. [ film crackling ]
(The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist)