Crackling

Word CRACKLING
Character 9
Hyphenation crac kling
Pronunciations /ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Crackling"

What do we mean by crackling?

The production of a succession of slight sharp snapping noises. noun

The crisp bits that remain after rendering fat from meat or frying or roasting the skin, especially of a pig or a goose. noun

The making or emitting of small, abrupt, frequently repeated cracks or reports. noun

The browned skin of roast pig. noun

Plural In the United States, the crisp residue of hogs' fat after the lard has been tried out. noun

In Great Britain, a kind of cake used for dogs' food, made from the refuse of tallow-melting. noun

Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeve by members of St. John's College, Cambridge, England. noun

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. noun

The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork. noun

Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting. noun

Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens. noun

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. noun

Present participle of crackle. verb

The sharp sound of snapping noises noun

The residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered noun

To make a fizzing, popping sound.

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The word "crackling" in example sentences

It was a magnificent display of the phenomenon, and I feel certain that my attention was first attracted to it by the crackling sound which appeared to accompany the motion of the pale flames as they streamed across the sky; indeed, _crackling_, is not the word that properly describes the sound I heard, which was precisely that made by the _flickering_ of blazing fire; and as I have often since read and heard discussions upon the question whether the motion of the aurora is or is not accompanied by an audible sound, I can only say that on this occasion it was the sound that first induced me to observe the sheets of white light that were leaping up the sky. ❋ Fanny Kemble (1851)

CRISP PORK BELLY, SWEET PEACH SALSA Ask your butcher to score the skin finely for this, as the crackling is essential. ❋ Nigel Slater (2010)

In my brief testing on one phone call, the recipient reported degradation in calling quality -- "crackling" -- after the bars receded to none. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(pork crackling -- and a Spanish word), making every bite a delectable combination of mildly fishy prawn and savory pork flavors, the crunch of the chicharron contrasting nicely with the slippery noodles. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The sounds were described as crackling, and seemed to depend on movements of the arch of the palate. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Boatman never knows what's coming next, even as he checks dispatch calls crackling over his radio - a necessary distraction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in the Dante Valentine books there was a whole lot of "crackling" of blood and magic going on as well. ❋ Paul (2008)

Each bear-related portion of the book is full of zest and life and a kind of crackling energy. ❋ Fusenumber8 (2006)

Once any kind of crackling or cracks appear in any piece, forget it for food use -- I'd worry more about amoebas hiding in the lingering damp spaces than I would about lead. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And Brown, having magically delivered himself not only intact but, if anything, enlarged out of what appeared at first to be a capsizing with Proposition Thirteen, seems more and more a figure moving in a kind of crackling St. Elmo's shimmer of portent. ❋ Frady, Marshall (1978)

There is no mistake about the size and condition of the cake; it is a yard and a quarter in circumference; it has a shining holiday face, like that of the fabled pigs who ran about ready roasted, covered with delicately-browned "crackling," perfumed with sage and onions, and carrying huge bowls of apple-sauce in their mouths. ❋ Bernard H. Becker (N/A)

The noise of the bullets "crackling" a yard above us was deafening. ❋ Robert Derby Holmes (N/A)

The dry throb of machine-guns, the incessant scream of shrapnel formed a kind of crackling dome over our heads. ❋ Georges Duhamel (1925)

Sufficient to say that the tone is deadened by both methods, assuming a wild "crackling" character in forte passages, tender and dull in piano. ❋ Unknown (1923)

“Didn’t you hear that?” my aunt might ask, referring to the crackling noise going up the tube before she was suddenly silenced by me or my sister. ❋ Jack Canfield (2009)

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