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

Some Mr Porky, Jay's and The Real Pork Crackling Company products have been recalled and withdrawn from sale, with production suspended.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021

Crackling with electric currents and threaded by magnetic field lines, the crust would shiver and sometimes develop small cracks that would vent puffs of plasma into the magnetized atmosphere around the star itself.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2021

Crackling the waxy comics that came with Bazooka Joe.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

Crackling fried baby quail, glazed with miso, honey and yuzu juice, lounges on grits fired up with Thai chile in a red pepper relish: fusion at its finest.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2019

Crackling, keening, bursting, pounding, the wind screeching like banshees.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes