n.
Function: noun
Date: 1599
1 \ ' kra-k( ə -)li ŋ \ : a series of small sharp cracks or reports <the crackling of frozen snow as we walk>
2 \ ' kra-kl ə n, -kli ŋ \ : the crisp residue left after the rendering of lard from fat or the frying or roasting of the skin (as of pork) ― usually used in plural