cracking
That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
Adjective
- That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
- From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away. - 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure,...
- Great; excellent.
- Near-synonym: crackerjack
- The race started at a cracking pace.
- That's a cracking example of what we've been looking for.
Synonyms: crackerjack
- Enjoyable.
- We had a cracking time.
- Near the back of the concourse is a piano, [...]. Explains Reeve: "It was donated by a lady who had written to me. My Duty Manager at the time had a qualification and so was able to restore it to full working order....
Origin
Etymology tree Middle English crakynge English cracking Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
Adverb
- Very, usually associated with praise.
- It was a cracking good show.
Noun
- The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
- The formation of cracks on a surface.
- The production of a crack sound.
- the crackings of whips
Forms
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Derived
anticracking hydrocracking Isocracking macrocracking mud cracking noncracking quiet cracking safecracking steam cracking thermocracking
Verb
- present participle and gerund of crack