crack‧ling /ˈkræklɪŋ/ noun

1. [singular, uncountable] the sound made by something when it crackles:
There was silence except for the crackling of the fire.

2. [uncountable] British English the hard skin on a piece of pig meat when it has been cooked for a long time

3. cracklings [plural] American English pieces of skin, usually from a pig or chicken, that have been cooked in hot oil and are eaten cold

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