crackling means sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
crackling is pronounced /ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/.
Etymology
By surface analysis, crackle + -ing.
adj
- Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.“—With wreathing spire
Up went the crackling flame,—and that old man
Forgetful of his anguish, boldly cried
—"Courage, my brother!—we this day will light
Such fire in christendom, as ne'er shall die."”
noun
- Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens“For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling.”
- The crispy rind of roast pork.“To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats.”
- A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.“... but often forgotten are the equally delicious chicken cracklings. In this recipe, baguette slices spread with a delicious maple and sea salt butter are baked, then topped with crispy pan-fried chicken skin, sweet soft dates,[…]”
- The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.“the bangs and cracklings of fireworks”
- Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
- Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.