Crackle definition

(1) Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

"A crackle glaze"

(2) Glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

(3) The sharp sound of snapping noises

(4) To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

"The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

(5) Make crunching noises

"His shoes were crunching on the gravel"

(6) Make a crackling sound

"My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"