cracklings Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
   
2. noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
   greaves; crackling.
   
3. noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
   crackle; crepitation; crackling.
   
4. verb make a crackling sound
   crepitate; crackle.
   
   • My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl
5. verb make a crushing noise
   crunch; scraunch; crackle; scranch.
   
   • his shoes were crunching on the gravel
6. verb to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
   crackle.
   
   • The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

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