Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crackling

2 senses of crackling

Sense 1
greaves, crackling -- (the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered)
       => residue -- (matter that remains after something has been removed)

Sense 2
crackle, crackling, crepitation -- (the sharp sound of snapping noises)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crackle

3 senses of crackle

Sense 1
crepitate, crackle -- (make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl")
       => rattle -- (make short successive sounds)

Sense 2
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle -- (make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel")
       => make noise, resound, noise -- (emit a noise)

Sense 3
crackle -- (to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand")
       => change, alter, vary -- (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season")