as in hissing
to make a series of short, sharp noises
The logs crackled in the fire. The leaves crackled under our feet. a crackling fire
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Jacobs gives these three crackling, perceptive actors plenty to work with and then steps back to capture their workaday magic.
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“Crackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackling. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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