crackling

American  

[krak-ling, -luhn] / ˈkræk lɪŋ, -lən /

noun

1. the making of slight cracking sounds rapidly repeated.

2. the crisp browned skin or rind of roast pork.

3. Southern U.S. Usually cracklings. the crisp residue left when fat, especially hog or chicken fat, is rendered.

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crackling British  

/ ˈkræklɪŋ /

noun

1. the crisp browned skin of roast pork

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Etymology

Origin of crackling

First recorded in 1540–50; crackle + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“There we are,” Auntie North said, dusting her hands as she stood over the crackling fire.

From Literature

In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today the only sounds were the cawing of an occasional magpie and the dry leaves crackling underfoot as Jonathan and his golden retriever, Moose, walked along the trail.

From Literature

There’s a fireplace with a small fire crackling, and a few lamps—powered by our solar panels—throwing off a warm glow.

From Literature

And then suddenly—WHOOSH—they were out of the scalding heat, out of the roaring, crackling din of the inferno.

From Literature