/ ˈkræklɪŋ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] a series of sharp sounds :
He could hear the crackling of burning trees.
2.
[ U ] ( BrE ) ( US crack·lings [ pl. ]) the hard skin of pork (= meat from a pig) that has been cooked in the oven
/ ˈkræklɪŋ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] a series of sharp sounds :
He could hear the crackling of burning trees.
2.
[ U ] ( BrE ) ( US crack·lings [ pl. ]) the hard skin of pork (= meat from a pig) that has been cooked in the oven
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005