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crackling definition

crack·ling (krak′liŋ; for 2, usually, -lin)

noun

  1. the producing of a succession of slight, sharp popping sounds
    1. the browned, crisp rind of roast pork
    2. the crisp part remaining after hog fat or poultry fat has been rendered

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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