Definition of "crackling"

crackling

/ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural cracklings
1. (cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
  Quotations
  For the first time in his life […] he tasted crackling.
  1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […]
2. (cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
  Quotations
  To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats.
  2011 February 28, Arlene Diego, Step by Step Cooking Filipino: Delightful Ideas for Everyday Meals, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, page 54
3. (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
  Quotations
  ... but often forgotten are the equally delicious chicken cracklings. In this recipe, baguette slices spread with a delicious maple and sea salt butter are baked, then topped with crispy pan-fried chicken skin, sweet soft dates, […]
  2016 October 4, Eva Kosmas Flores, Adventures in Chicken: 150 Amazing Recipes from the Creator of AdventuresInCooking.com, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 26
4. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
5. (obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
6. Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
adjective
not comparable
1. Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
  Quotations
  —With wreathing spireUp went the crackling flame,—and that old manForgetful of his anguish, boldly cried—"Courage, my brother!—we this day will lightSuch fire in christendom, as ne'er shall die."
  1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Latimer and Ridley, page 68
verb
1. present participle and gerund of crackle

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