Synonyms for crackle

Most common

sizzle · fizzle · crunch · scrunch · snap · crisp · crepitate · decrepitate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To be full of tension or emotion.

   The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.

2. v. 2

   To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.

3. n. 1

   A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

   I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.

Related words

Word family

crackleware craze crackling crackly

Phrases

chocolate crackle

Forms

Plural

crackles → crepitations, cracklewares…

Past participle

crackled
e.g. crackled → sizzled, fizzled, crunched, scrunched…

Example sentences

• sizzle I could hear the sizzle of the steak on Adriano's grill.
• fizzle Her projects always start out great, then fizzle out.
• crunch The recession has put the crunch on wage laborers.
• snap Snap out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.
• crisp Benedito's salad is always so crisp and refreshing.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

snap¹

5 letters

crisp¹

6 letters

crunch¹, sizzle², fizzle²

7 letters

scrunch¹

9 letters

crepitate

11 letters

decrepitate, crepitation, crackleware

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sizzle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

crépiter

Español

crepitar

Català

crepitar