cracking, n.
(crackings)
freq. cnt. 2
(crackings)
freq. cnt. 2
the act of cracking something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
crack cracking fracture
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a sudden sharp noise
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
crack cracking snap
sample sentences
"the crack of a whip""he heard the cracking of the ice"
"he can hear the snap of a twig"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
<noun.process>
cracking