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crackling

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crack·ling  (krklng)
n.
1. The production of a succession of slight sharp snapping noises.
2. cracklings The crisp bits that remain after rendering fat from meat or frying or roasting the skin, especially of a pig or a goose.

[Sense 2, Dutch krakeling, from obsolete Dutch kraeckelingh, from Middle Dutch krkelinc, from krken, to crack; see cracknel.]

crackling
Noun
1. a series of small sharp popping noises
2. the crisp browned skin of roast pork
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crackling - the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
residue - matter that remains after something has been removed
2.crackling - the sharp sound of snapping noises
decrepitation - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Translations
Spanish crackling [ˈkræklɪŋ] n (on radio, telephone) → interferencia; [of fire] → chisporroteo, crepitación f [of leaves etc] → crujido; [of pork] → chicharrón m
French crackling [ˈkræklɪŋ] ncrépitement m, grésillement m;
(on radio, telephone) → grésillement, friture f [of pork]; couenne f

German crackling [ˈkræklɪŋ] crackle n (of fire) → Knistern nt, Prasseln nt;
(of twig, on radio, telephone) → Knacken nt;
(of pork) → Kruste f (des Schweinebratens)

Italian crackling [ˈkræklɪŋ] ncrepitio;
(on radio, telephone) → disturbo; [of pork] → cotenna croccante (del maiale)

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At length he reached the fir-tree beneath which she was sitting, and with a crisp crackling sound he alighted beside her, and looked at her lovely face.
It seemed as if we could hear the corn growing in the night; under the stars one caught a faint crackling in the dewy, heavy-odoured cornfields where the feathered stalks stood so juicy and green.
Meanwhile men ran to and fro, talking merrily together, their steps crackling on the platform as they continually opened and closed the big doors.
 
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