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The correct spelling is crackling.
How to pronounce crackling
/ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/
Say it like: Cra-kli-ng
The correct spelling is crackling. To make a fizzing, popping sound. For example: "a crackling fire"
Usage Examples
“a crackling fire”
“the bangs and cracklings of fireworks”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make a fizzing, popping sound.
noun
- 1.Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
- 2.The crispy rind of roast pork.
- 3.The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
- 4.(usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
- 5.Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
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