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cracking

/ˈkɹækɪŋ/

noun

What it means

  1. chemistryThe thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  2. The formation of cracks on a surface.
  3. The production of a crack sound.

    the crackings of whips

In a sentence

the crackings of whips

Where it comes from

  1. Middle Englishcrakynge
  2. Middle Englishcrakynge
  3. Englishcracking

Inherited from Middle English crakynge.

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