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Chipping vs Cracking - What's the difference?

chipping | cracking |

As verbs the difference between chipping and cracking

is that chipping is present participle of lang=en while cracking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between chipping and cracking

is that chipping is a fragment broken off of a larger material while cracking is the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.

As an adjective cracking is

great.

As an adverb cracking is

very, usually associated with praise.

chipping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragment broken off of a larger material
  • The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.

    • cracking

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  • The formation of cracks on a surface

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Great
    • The race started at a cracking pace.
  • Enjoyable.
    • We had a cracking time.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (British) Very, usually associated with praise.
    • It was a cracking good show.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * get cracking