Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crackling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crackling \Crac"kling\ (kr?k"kl?ng), 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. Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crackling
adj : having a series of short sharp noises; "longed for a big
fire with snapping logs"; "folding a crackling
newspaper" [syn: {snapping}]
n : the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackle}, {crepitation}]
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