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Webster 1913 Edition


Crackling

Crac′kling

(kr?k′kl?ng)
,
Noun.
1.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
As the
crackling
of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool.
Eccl. vii. 6.
2.
The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.
For the first time in his life he tested
crackling
.
Lamb.
3.
pl.
Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crackling

CRACKLING

,
ppr.
Making slight cracks, or abrupt noises.

CRACKLING

,
Noun.
The making of small abrupt cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
The crackling of thorns under a pot. Ecclesiastes 7.

Definition 2024


crackling

crackling

English

Noun

crackling (countable and uncountable, plural cracklings)

  1. (cooking, in the singular in Britain, in the plural in US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
    • Lamb
      For the first time in his life he tasted crackling.
  2. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
    the bangs and cracklings of fireworks
  3. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.

Translations

Verb

crackling

  1. present participle of crackle