snap crackle pop

Breakfast bowl symphony

Snap crackle pop describes a sequence of sharp, crisp sounds—the kind made by Rice Krispies cereal when milk is added, or by a fire, or by joints popping.

The phrase captures a rapid succession of small percussive noises: My knees go snap crackle pop when I stand up.

Sometimes used as a verb: The fire was snap crackle popping in the fireplace.

Related

milk · bowl · crispy · sound · noise · crunch · fizz · bubble · bubble wrap · sizzle · spark · break · crack · cracking knuckles · burst · pop music · firecracker · knuckles

Opposites
auditory presence

snap crackle popsilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · muteness

acoustic quality

snap crackle pophum

Low steady sound

drone · whoosh · murmur · white noise · whisper

energy/activity level

snap crackle popstillness

Complete lack of motion

stagnation · sogginess · inertia · dormancy · flatness

Family

snap, crackle, snaps, snapped, snapping, snapper, snappers, snappy, crackles

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G