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crack·ly

 (krăk′lē)
adj. crack·li·er, crack·li·est
Likely to crackle; crisp.
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crackly

(ˈkræklɪ)
adj, cracklier or crackliest
1. having a series of slight sharp noises
2. (Telecommunications) telecomm affected by noises caused by interference
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crack•ly

(ˈkræk li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.
crackling or tending to crackle: crackly wrapping paper.
[1600–10]
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Translations
مُشَوَّش، مليء بالطَّقْطَقَـه
praskavý
knasendeknitrende
recsegő
léleg móttökuskilyrîi, truflanir
praskavý
cızırtılı

crackly

[ˈkrækəlɪ] ADJ [phone line, noise] → chirriante, chisporroteante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crackle

(ˈkrakl) verb
to make a continuous cracking noise. The dry branches crackled under my feet as I stepped on them.
noun
the crackle of burning wood.
ˈcrackling noun
the crisp rind of roast pork.
ˈcrackly adjective
The radio reception is very crackly here.
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He looked at the night, and shook himself to throw off an oppressive sensation of being clasped in the icy ribs of the air, for the mercury had descended below the familiar region of crisp and crackly cold and marked a temperature at which the numb atmosphere seemed on the point of congealing into black solidity.
I heard a malignant, crackly laugh by the fire, and turning, beheld that odious Joseph standing rubbing his bony hands, and quivering.
"We're not sure what to do," she said over a crackly line with more than a hint of panic in her voice.
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We don't have a dodgy answering machine with the crackly voice directing the anxious, panicking caller to phone yet another number.