Cracking vs Crackling - What's the difference?
cracking | crackling |
(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
Great
Enjoyable.
(British) Very, usually associated with praise.
(cookery) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
* Lamb
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
As nouns the difference between cracking and crackling
is that cracking is the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline while crackling is fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.As verbs the difference between cracking and crackling
is that cracking is present participle of lang=en while crackling is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective cracking
is great.As an adverb cracking
is very, usually associated with praise.cracking
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)- The race started at a cracking pace.
- We had a cracking time.
Adverb
(-)- It was a cracking good show.
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* get crackingcrackling
English
Noun
- For the first time in his life he tasted crackling .
- the bangs and cracklings of fireworks