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crackle

1. crack.le \'krak-*l\ \-(*-)lin\ vb or crack.ling [freq. of 1crack] 1a: to 
   make small sharp sudden repeated noise  1b: to show animation : SPARKLE  2: 
   to develop a surface network of fine cracks  : to crush or crack with 
   snapping noises 
2. crackle n 1a: the noise of repeated small cracks or reports  1b: 
   SPARKLE, EFFERVESCENCE  2: a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth 
   surface