Definition of crackling

Overview of noun crackling

The noun crackling has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. greaves, crackling

(the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered)

2. crackle, crackling, crepitation

(the sharp sound of snapping noises)

Overview of verb crackle

The verb crackle has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (2) crepitate, crackle

(make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl")

2. (1) crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle

(make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel")

3. (1) crackle

(to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand")