треща́ть

rare #10632C2

verbimperfective perfective is тре́снуть

1.
to crackle, to crack, to creak
Доска́ трещи́т под тя́жестью.
The board creaks under the weight.
of wood, ice, fire
2.
to chirp, to chirr, to chatter (of birds)
В траве́ треща́т кузне́чики.
Grasshoppers are chirping in the grass.
of grasshoppers, magpies, sparrows
3.
to chatter, to jabber, to prattle
Она́ це́лый час трещи́т по телефо́ну.
She has been chattering on the phone for a whole hour.
colloquial, of fast idle talk

Examples

Раскалывающийся лёд трещал под ногами.
The cracking ice creaked under our feet.
Лёд, обтаивавший вокруг лодки, трещал под ногами.
The ice melting around the boat crackled under our feet.
Яблоня народила столько яблок, что ветки трещат.
The apple tree produced so many apples that its branches are creaking.
Дрова весело трещали в печи.
The firewood crackled merrily in the stove.
Дети трещали без остановки всю дорогу.
The children chattered nonstop the whole way.
Лёд, надламывавшийся под весом, начал трещать.
The ice, giving way under the weight, began to crack.
Расседавшийся лёд на реке трещал под ногами.
The cracked ice on the river was creaking underfoot.
Взявшийся лёд трещал под ногами.
The ice that had formed creaked underfoot.

Imperative
ты	трещи́
вы	трещи́те

Active present	треща́щий	cracking, crackling, snapping, bursting
Active past	треща́вший	cracking, crackling, snapping
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	треща́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	трещав трещавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
треща́ть	-	to crackle; to chirp; to chatter
затреща́ть	за-	to begin to crackle; to begin to chatter
натреща́ть	на-	to chatter a lot; to crackle (for a while)
потреща́ть	по-	to chat; to crackle for a while