ˈkɹækəl ˈkɹækəl ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ kɹʌntʃ to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks The blazing sun crackled the desert sand make a crushing noise his shoes were crunching on the gravel having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware a crackle glaze make a crackling sound My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface the sharp sound of snapping noises