CRACKLING
crackle, crackling, crepitation
(noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises
greaves, crackling
(noun) the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
crackling (countable and uncountable, plural cracklings)
(cookery, in the plural in US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
(cookery, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
(obsolete, usually, in the plural) 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.
Verb
crackling
present participle of crackle
Source: Wiktionary
Crac"kling (krk"klng), n.
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.
Definition: Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
CRACKLE
Crac"kle (krk"k'l), v. i. Etym: [Dim. of crack.]
Definition: To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden.
Crac"kle, n.
1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. Quain.
3. (Fine Arts)
Definition: A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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