• Crackling

    Full definition of crackling

    Noun

    crackling

    (countable and uncountable; plural cracklings)
    1. (cookery) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
      • LambFor 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

    Verb

    crackling
    1. Present participle of crackle
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