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  • noun Plural form of crackle.
  • noun medicine rales
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crackle.

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Examples

  • My favorite sounds are the tinkly glass-crackles from the Swarovski crystal beaded top by Gilles Deacon. (thanks, Susannah Breslin) posted in:

    Boing Boing: August 6, 2006 - August 12, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times: College Sports 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times: Sports 2010

  • Don Treadwell, what goes through his mind when that call crackles across the headset.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The patient was ill for several weeks-with "crackles" in the lungs and decreased blood oxygen levels-despite treatment with antibiotics.

    Newswise: Latest News 2009

  • The patient was ill for several weeks-with "crackles" in the lungs and decreased blood oxygen levels-despite treatment with antibiotics.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

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