Standard Lemma guide

crackling

adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 K L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The crispy rind of roast pork.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, singular, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the bangs and cracklings of fireworks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, plural-normally, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of crackle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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9

noun

Meaning 9

the sharp sound of snapping noises

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crackle, crepitation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

Narrower terms: decrepitation

10

noun

Meaning 10

the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greaves

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: residue

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, crackle + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: couenne rissolee — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Galician: torresmo — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Galician: roxón — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • German: Griebenschmalz — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • German: Grüübi — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Lithuanian: spirgas — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Lithuanian: spirginys — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Lithuanian: spirgutis — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Macedonian: џимиринка (džimirinka) — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Macedonian: пршка (prška) — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Macedonian: клиса (klisa) — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Māori: kiripaka — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Polish: skwarka — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Polish: skwarek — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Portuguese: torresmo — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Russian: шква́рки (škvárki) — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Serbo-Croatian: čvarak — fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
  • Danish: flæskesvær — crispy pork rind
  • Galician: torresmo — crispy pork rind
  • Galician: roxón — crispy pork rind
  • Latin: callosum — crispy pork rind
  • Polish: skwarka — crispy pork rind
  • Polish: skwarek — crispy pork rind
  • Thai: หมูกรอบ (mǔu-grɔ̀ɔp) — crispy pork rind