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(krk"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. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden. Crac"kle n. 1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle. 2. (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or rle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. Quain. 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. スポンサード リンク
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