cracklingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkræk.lɪŋ/us/ˈkræk.lɪŋ/crackling noun [ U ] (FOOD)
US also cracklings [ plural ] the crisp skin of cooked pork (= meat from a pig)
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Meat - general words
- breast
- carrion
- fowl
- game
- gristle
- joint
- marrowbone
- meat
- meaty
- poultry
- Quorn
- red meat
- tikka
- white meat
crackling noun [ U ] (SOUND)
short, dry, sharp sounds made by something:
We could hear the crackling of a fire.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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