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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cre-pi-tar
"El crepitar de la leña era reconfortante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a series of small, sharp cracking noises.
"The fire began to crackle as the logs caught flame."
- 1
A series of small, sharp cracking sounds.
"The crackle of the leaves underfoot signaled the arrival of autumn."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'crackle' originates from the Middle English 'craklen', which is a frequentative form of 'crack', derived from Old English 'cracian'. The term has evolved to describe a series of sharp, sudden sounds, often associated with fire or breaking materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crackle" is said worldwide
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Crépitement
Transliteration: krepitement
"Le crépitement du feu était apaisant."
Knistern
Transliteration: kni-stern
"Das Knistern des Feuers war beruhigend."
Crepitio
Transliteration: cre-pi-tio
"Il crepitio del fuoco era rilassante."
Crepitar
Transliteration: cre-pi-tar
"El crepitar de la leña era reconfortante."
Estalo
Transliteration: es-ta-lo
"O estalo da madeira era relaxante."
चटकना
Transliteration: chatakna
"आग का चटकना सुनाई दे रहा था।"
噼啪声
Transliteration: pīpā shēng
"火焰的噼啪声让人感到放松。"
탁탁 소리
Transliteration: tak-tak sori
"불꽃의 탁탁 소리가 편안했다."
パチパチ音
Transliteration: pachipachi on
"火のパチパチ音は心を和ませた。"
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