What is the meaning of crackle?

noun

• The sharp sound of snapping noises.
  • synonyms: crackling, crepitation
• Glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface.
  • synonyms: crackleware, crackle china

verb

• Make a crackling sound.
  • usage: "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
  • synonyms: crepitate
• Make a crushing noise.
  • usage: "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
  • synonyms: crunch, scranch, scraunch
• To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks.
  • usage: "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

adjective

• Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware.
  • usage: "a crackle glaze"