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crack·ling

(krăk′lĭng)
n.
1. The production of a succession of slight sharp snapping noises.
2. cracklings The crisp bits that remain after rendering fat from meat or frying or roasting the skin, especially of a pig or a goose.
[Sense 2, Dutch krakeling, from obsolete Dutch kraeckelingh, from Middle Dutch krākelinc, from krāken, to crack; see cracknel.]
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crackling

(ˈkræklɪŋ)
n
(Cookery) the crisp browned skin of roast pork
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

crack•ling

(ˈkræk lɪŋ or, for 2, 3, -lən)

n.
1. a series of slight cracking sounds.
2. the crisp browned skin of roast pork.
3. Usu., cracklings.the crisp residue left when fat is rendered.
[1540–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. crackling - the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
residue - matter that remains after something has been removed
2. crackling - the sharp sound of snapping noises
decrepitation - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
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Translations
قِشْرَة لَحْم الخِنْزير المُحَمَّر
křupavá kůrčička
flæskesvær
ropogós malacbőrtöpörtyû
para
jambon rostosunun gevrek/kızarmış kısmı

crackling

[ˈkræklɪŋ] N
1. (= no pl) (Culin) → chicharrones mpl
2. (= sound) → chisporroteo m; (on radio, telephone) → interferencias fpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crackling

[ˈkræklɪŋ] n
(= sound) [fire, flames] → crépitement m
(on radio, telephone) → grésillement, friture f
(= roasted skin) [pork] → couenne f rôtie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crackling

n no pl
(Cook) → Kruste f (des Schweinebratens)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crackling

[ˈkræklɪŋ] n
a. (sound) → crepitio ; (on radio, telephone) → disturbo ; (of frying food) → sfrigolio
b. (of pork) → cotenna (di maiale) arrostita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crackle

(ˈkrakl) verb
to make a continuous cracking noise. The dry branches crackled under my feet as I stepped on them. kraak يُطَقْطِق пръщя estalar praskat knistern knase τρίζω crujir, crepitar pragisema ترق تروق کردن rätistä crépiter לְהָרעִיש कड़कड़ाना pucketati recseg, ropog berderak skrjáfa, braka scricchiolare ぱちぱち音を立てる 우지직 부서지다 traškėti krakšķēt; sprakšķēt bergemeresik knapperen knitre, sprake trzaskać پرله پسی ټکیار یا تڼیار estalar a trosni потрескивать praskať pokati pucketati knastra, krasa ทําเสียงดังคล้ายของแตก çatırda(t)mak 劈啪作響 тріщати, потріскувати چ‍ٹ‍خنا، چ‍ڑچ‍ڑانا nổ lách tách 劈劈啪啪地响
noun
the crackle of burning wood. geknetter صَوْت احْتِراقِ الأغْصان пръщене estalido praskání das Knistern knitren τρίξιμο crepitación, chisporroteo pragin ترق تروق rätinä crépitement פצפוץ जलती लकड़ी की चटचट की आवाज pucketanje ropogás gemeretak snark, skrjáf, brak crepitio ぱちぱちという音 탁탁 소리 traškesys sprakšķēšana; sprakšķis bunyi gemersik geknapper knitring, spraking trzask پرله پسی ټکیار estalido trosnet потрескивание praskanie prasketanje pucketanje knastrande เสียงดัง çatırtı, çıtırtı 劈啪聲 потріскування; хруст چ‍ڑچ‍ڑاه‍ٹ tiếng nổ lách tách 劈啪声
ˈcrackling noun
the crisp rind of roast pork. varkvelletjie قِشْرَة لَحْم الخِنْزير المُحَمَّر препечена кожичка на прасе torresmo křupavá kůrčička knusprige Kruste von Schweinebraten flæskesvær τραγανή πέτσα ψητού κρέατος chicharrón krõbe kamar پوسته ترد گوشت خوک porsaanpaistin kova kuori couenne rissolée קְרוּם בְּשָר חָזִיר אָפוּי चटचटाहट hrskavost ropogós (malacbőr); töpörtyű renyah para cicciolo かりかり焼けた皮 (로스트 포크의) 바삭바삭한 껍질 paskrudinta paršiuko odelė (cūkas cepeša) kraukšķošā garoza bergemeretak knapperig korstje sprø fleskesvor spieczona skórka د خنځير غوښه torresmo şorici хрустящая корочка (chrumkavá) kôrka skorja hrskav knaprig svål กากหมู jambon rostosunun gevrek/kızarmış kısmı 烤豬肉的脆皮 хрустка шкуринка смаженої свинини بهن‍ے هوۓ سور كى خست‍ہ كهال tiếng kêu lách tách 烤猪肉的脆皮
ˈcrackly adjective
The radio reception is very crackly here. krakerig مُشَوَّش، مليء بالطَّقْطَقَـه пръщящ chiado praskavý knistrig knasende; knitrende γεμάτος παράσιτα con muchas interferencias ragisev خش خش دار rätisevä grésillant לא בָּרוּר चटचटा nejasan recsegő terganggu léleg móttökuskilyrði, truflanir (che crepita), (che gracchia) ぱちぱち音のする ‘딱딱’ 소리 나게 traškantis sprakšķošs bergemeretak die erg kraakt sprakende trzaskający خش خش کوونکی estaladiço bruiat с помехами praskavý prasketav pucketav knastrig ที่มีเสียงดังแสบแก้วหู cızırtılı 劈啪響的 хрускотливий ري‍ڈیو پر چ‍ڑچ‍ڑاه‍ٹ کی آواز dễ nổ lách tách 劈啪响的
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