Crackling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered

the sharp sound of snapping noises

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæklɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈaklɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈaklɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæklɪŋ/.

Examples

My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl
his shoes were crunching on the gravel
The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crepitation scranch crunch crackle scraunch greaves crepitate

Parts of Speech

noun	the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
verb	make a crackling sound “My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl”
verb	make a crushing noise “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”
verb	to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks “The blazing sun crackled the desert sand”

Word Forms

crackle	verb	make a crackling sound
crepitate	verb	make a crackling sound
crepitation	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackling	noun	the sharp sound of snapping noises
crunch	noun	the sound of something crunching

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knistern

der Rückstand, der nach der Ausdünstung von tierischem Fett zurückbleibt

🇫🇷French

crépitement

le résidu qui reste après que la graisse animale a été fondue

🇪🇸Spanish

chicharrón

el residuo que queda después de que se ha extraído la grasa animal

🇮🇹Italian

scoppiettante

il residuo che rimane dopo la fusione del grasso animale

🇳🇱Dutch

knetterend

het residu dat overblijft nadat dierlijk vet is gesmolten

🇵🇹Portuguese

crepitar

o resíduo que permanece após a gordura animal ter sido processada

🇷🇺Russian

треск

остаток, который остается после переработки животного жира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीखी आवाज

जानवरों की चर्बी के ख़त्म होने के बाद जो अवशेष बचता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্কশ

পশুর চর্বি রেন্ডার করার পরে অবশিষ্টাংশ যা অবশিষ্ট থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெடிப்பு

விலங்கு கொழுப்பை வழங்கிய பிறகு எஞ்சியிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పగుళ్లు

జంతువుల కొవ్వును అందించిన తర్వాత మిగిలి ఉన్న అవశేషాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्कश आवाज

प्राण्यांची चरबी तयार केल्यानंतर उरलेले अवशेष

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશ

પ્રાણીની ચરબી રેન્ડર કરવામાં આવ્યા પછી જે અવશેષો રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಕ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ಶೇಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊട്ടൽ

മൃഗക്കൊഴുപ്പ് റെൻഡർ ചെയ്തതിനുശേഷം അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന അവശിഷ്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿੜਕਣਾ

ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਚਰਬੀ ਦੇ ਰੈਂਡਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਚੀ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرخت

باقیات جو جانوروں کی چربی کے بعد باقی رہ جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

噼啪作响

动物脂肪提炼后剩余的残留物

🇯🇵Japanese

パチパチパチパチ音

動物性脂肪がレンダリングされた後に残る残留物

🇰🇷Korean

찌끼

동물성 지방을 렌더링한 후 남은 잔여물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng nổ lách tách

phần còn lại sau khi mỡ động vật được chế biến

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงแตก

สารตกค้างที่เหลืออยู่หลังจากสร้างไขมันสัตว์แล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

dentur

residu yang tersisa setelah lemak hewani diolah

🇵🇭Filipino

kaluskos

ang nalalabi na natitira pagkatapos maibigay ang taba ng hayop

🇲🇾Malay

berderak

sisa yang tinggal selepas lemak haiwan telah diberikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طقطقة

البقايا التي تبقى بعد استخلاص الدهون الحيوانية

🇮🇷Persian

ترقه زدن

باقی مانده ای که پس از تولید چربی حیوانی باقی می ماند

🇹🇷Turkish

çatırtı

hayvansal yağ işlendikten sonra kalan kalıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פצפוץ

השאריות שנותרו לאחר עיבוד שומן מן החי

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