Overview of noun crackling

The noun crackling has 2 senses

• greaves, crackling -- (the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered)


• crackle, crackling, crepitation -- (the sharp sound of snapping noises)

Overview of verb crackle

The verb crackle has 3 senses

• crepitate, crackle -- (make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl")


• crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle -- (make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel")


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