crackling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
    greaves.
  2. noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
    crackle; crepitation.
  3. verb make a crackling sound
    crepitate; crackle.
    • My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl
  4. verb make a crushing noise
    crunch; scraunch; crackle; scranch.
    • his shoes were crunching on the gravel
  5. verb to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
    crackle.
    • The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

WordNet

Crac"kling noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913