The branches of the sapling crackled as they settled.

He heard the roar of the flames rise to a crescendo, and dry branches crackled like rifle fire in the inferno.

A branch of kindling crackled in the grate and spat at him, but he didn't even register it.

A branch crackled, a sudden crack appearing as it settled deeper into the flames.

Spiked branches crackled, but despite the beast's weight and strength the hedge held.

As the branches swished and crackled behind me, I paused to take my bearings.

The branch crackled, the leaves curled and the yellow smoke expanded.

Trees swayed, branches crackled, and trunks creaked a protest.

Dead branches and leaf litter crackled under her feet and the sound- or possibly the mist- gave her a chill.

The branches crackled beneath my feet, like the crackling of lobster shells.