cracking
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈkrækɪŋ/
- In the same way, she expected to hear the sound of cracking and the smell of sulfur.
- cracking load
- diagonal cracking
- corrosion cracking
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- So it's just way more robust also against cracking and all these things.
- Yeah, I mean, unless you know the speed of bullets and glass cracking, how could you possibly.
- And so the engineering microphone is designed to hear the creaking and the cracking and the moving.
Examples
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Then there was this cracking noise behind me.
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The second came across the pond like the cracking of a giant tree.
Fiction book (1993) -
For a minute, we listen to the static, like ice cracking on the wires.
Fiction book (1993) -
Why did he hear ice cracking as O.T. spoke of his plans?
Fiction book (2002) -
The floor was wet, and Tom could hear the cracking of the frogs.
Fiction book (2001) -
The ice beneath gave with the impact, a slight but deep cracking sound lasting for an age.
Fiction book (1995) -
The ice makes an ominous cracking sound, and water begins to seep through air holes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Along the rows of tables, I could hear the cracking and shaking of a deafening, cacophonous orchestra.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the tree fell, a loud cracking noise echoed through the forest.
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She stepped on the ice, and with a sudden cracking sound, it began to break.
Synonyms
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4.1
A break in something hard like a bone or rock
75
1.3
A sudden sharp sound like something breaking
73
1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
40
6.0
A sudden violent breaking open of something like a pipe or balloon
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3.6
A sudden sharp sound or movement, often when something breaks
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3.8
A series of short sharp sounds like the noise from a fire or static
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3.9
A series of short, sharp popping sounds
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1.1
A break in something, for example a tear in fabric or wood
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4.4
Damage that makes something in pieces or not usable
2
4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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3.0
A sharp, sudden sound made when something bursts, like a balloon or bottle opening
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Etymology
Cracking comes from the verb crack, which means 'to break' or 'make a sharp sound', so cracking is the sound or action of something breaking.