cracking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹækɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ækɪŋ

Noun

cracking (plural crackings)

1. (chemistry) The 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

Translations

thermal decomposition

• Finnish: krakkaus (fi)
• Maori: wāwāhitanga
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• Persian: کراکینگ (kerâking)

formation of cracks

• Bulgarian: напукване n (napukvane)
• Finnish: halkeilu (fi)
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• Spanish: agrietamiento (es)

production of crack sound

• Bulgarian: плющене (bg) n (pljuštene)
• Finnish: pauke (fi)
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Adjective

cracking

1. (colloquial) Great.

   The race started at a cracking pace.

2. (colloquial) Enjoyable.

   We had a cracking time.

Translations

great

• Bulgarian: отличен (bg) (otličen), чудесен (bg) (čudesen)
• Finnish: huima
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• Swedish: grym (sv), väldig (sv)

enjoyable

• Finnish: mahtava (fi)
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• Swedish: fantastisk (sv), grym (sv)

Adverb

cracking (not comparable)

1. (British) Very, usually associated with praise.

   It was a cracking good show.

Verb

cracking

1. present participle of crack

Derived terms

• get cracking