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Crackling vs Crepitous - What's the difference?

crackling | crepitous |

As a noun crackling

is fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.

As a verb crackling

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective crepitous is

grating, crackling or popping.

crackling

English

Noun

  • (cookery) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
  • * Lamb
    • For the first time in his life he tasted crackling .
  • The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
    • the bangs and cracklings of fireworks

    Verb

    (head)

    • crepitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • grating, crackling or popping

    • Related terms

    * crepitus