That's funny. The speaker is crackling.
Source: tatoeba (65110)
Crackling
//ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ//
Synonyms for "crackling" (14 found)
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Related words (7)
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11 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 13 languages.
Danish
1 entries- flæskesvær adj (crispy pork rind)
French
1 entries- couenne rissolee adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Galician
4 entries- roxón adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- roxón adj (crispy pork rind)
- torresmo adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- torresmo adj (crispy pork rind)
German
2 entries- Griebenschmalz adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- Grüübi adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Latin
1 entries- callosum adj (crispy pork rind)
Lithuanian
3 entries- spirgas adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- spirginys adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- spirgutis adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Macedonian
3 entries- клиса adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- пршка adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- џимиринка adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Māori
1 entries- kiripaka adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Polish
4 entries- skwarek adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- skwarek adj (crispy pork rind)
- skwarka adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- skwarka adj (crispy pork rind)
Portuguese
1 entries- torresmo adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Russian
1 entries- шква́рки adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- čvarak adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
- čvarak adj (fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking)
Thai
1 entries- หมูกรอบ adj (crispy pork rind)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The fire was crackling cheerily.
Source: tatoeba (6000184)
Dr. Mortimer turned the manuscript to the light, and read in a high, crackling voice the following curious, old-world narrative.
Source: tatoeba (6605702)
There was a long silence, during which Holmes leaned his chin upon his hands and stared into the crackling fire.
Source: tatoeba (6621057)
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