crackling
[ krak-ling or, for 2, 3, -luhn ]
/ ˈkræk lɪŋ or, for 2, 3, -lən /
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noun
the making of slight cracking sounds rapidly repeated.
the crisp browned skin or rind of roast pork.
Usually cracklings. Southern U.S. the crisp residue left when fat, especially hog or chicken fat, is rendered.
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Words nearby crackling
crackie, cracking, crackjaw, crackle, crackleware, crackling, crackly, cracknel, crack of dawn, crack of doom, crack on
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crackling
/ (ˈkræklɪŋ) /
noun
the crisp browned skin of roast pork
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