radio crackle
Frequency: 3.21.3 per million words
When a radio makes a series of short, sharp noises, usually due to a poor signal.
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- The radio began to crackle as we drove through the mountains.
- I could hear the faint crackle of the radio from the guard's tent.
- Static electricity made the old radio crackle continuously.
- A sudden burst of radio crackle interrupted the broadcast.
- He tried to adjust the antenna, but the radio only continued to crackle.
- The emergency radio let out a harsh crackle, then went silent.
- We waited anxiously for a clear signal, but only heard the radio crackle.
- The old transistor radio always used to crackle when it rained.
- Despite the constant radio crackle, they managed to understand the message.
- The distant radio crackle was the only sound in the quiet room.