crackling

Plural: cracklings

Noun

• the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
• the sharp sound of snapping noises
• Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
• The crispy rind of roast pork.
• A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
• The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
• Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
• Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.

Verb

• make a crackling sound
• make a crushing noise
• to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
• present participle and gerund of crackle

Adj

• Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

Synonyms

crackle, cracklin(s), crepitate, crepitation, crunch, greaves, scranch, scraunch

Related Words

pork rind

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