verb🔗ShareTo make a fizzing, popping sound."a crackling fire"soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens."After roasting the chicken, the crackling was crispy and delicious. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe crispy rind of roast pork."My favorite part of the roast pork is the crackling. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated."the bangs and cracklings of fireworks"soundsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting."The old butcher shop sold cracklings cheaply as a treat for working dogs on the local farms. "foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThree stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge."At St. John's College, Cambridge, the number of crackling on a student's sleeve indicated their year of study, with three stripes signifying their final year. "culturetraditioneducationwearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading