How to Use crackling in a Sentence

crackling

noun

• There’s a snicker crackling in the background of my emotions, a smirking acknowledgment that this trend has legs.
  — Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 29 July 2024
• Van Kley is heard yelling over the crackling of the blaze.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2020
• The crackling of the wildfire can be heard as the glow from the fire grows brighter and brighter.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• If there are fresh cracklings, this item moves to the top of my list.
  — Kim Severson, New York Times, 22 May 2018
• The room fell silent, except for the crackling of the guards’ radios.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2018
• The result is delectably rich, spicy and sweet, with a crackling edge.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• Prepare to breathe in the deep, rich and woody fumes from your crackling fire!
  — Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
• It’s more of a crack, like a bullwhip, a low, crisp crackling.
  — Sam Stanton, sacbee, 23 Jan. 2018
• Each model walked strong and at a steady pace to the crackling of the thunder and lightning.
  — Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 13 Oct. 2021
• Over the next week, her lungs started to make crackling and bubbling sounds.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 June 2020
• Put the lard, cracklings and garlic in a wok or 14-inch frying pan, and set it over high heat.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
• The main noises were the crackling of the blankets and the occasional laugh or wail of a small child.
  — John C. Moritz/usa Today Network Austin Bureau, USA TODAY, 13 July 2019
• The player was still on and a faint crackling could be heard from the speakers—a sure sign that a record had reached its end.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
• Summerville favors birch logs because of the smell and crackling sound the bark makes.
  — Bill Ward, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• On a recent afternoon, laughter filled the house over the crackling of warm adobo in the kitchen.
  — Hannah Reyes Morales, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• Start with the duck egg served with tomato, pork crackling and radicchio.
  — Alex Crevar, New York Times, 13 June 2024
• After about 5 minutes, the butter will form a layer of foam over the top and the crackling will stop.
  — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023
• The outdoor fire pit, with its crackling logs, keeps things both heated and haute.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2020
• In his voice there were fiery pillars and crackling skies, not harps and halos.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Digital flames are shown across the bottom of the screen, while fire crackling sounds and sirens can be heard.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• The savors from a supper crackling in a frying pan drifted in from the kitchen.
  — Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• The immense cracklings appear fluffy and pale, curled tightly around the edges.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• That evening Sohel received a phone call, with much crackling on the line, which once again had been patched up.
  — Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
• From the crackling fireplace to the tranquil bedroom, bask in the gentle embrace of its warm white glow.
  — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• Williams held at love for 3-2, and then broke Ahn again at 15, closing it with a crackling backhand winner down the line.
  — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2020
• Stevens' voice was basically made to lull you to sleep by a crackling fire.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2020
• With the fire crackling, kids made s’mores and the jolly elf himself made an appearance.
  — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2022
• This bass tends to remain free of distortion and crackling, too.
  — John Archer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
• My wife hanging on to the console, the boat bucking in a horrid blow, lightning crackling.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
• Trees and utility poles crash alarmingly to the ground dozens of feet from where the crackling flow surfaced.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024