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cracking

  • /ˈkɹækɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ækɪŋ

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English crakynge.

noun crackings

  1. 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

adjective

  1. 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.
  2. colloquial Great; excellent. Near-synonym: crackerjack

    Similar: crackerjack

  3. colloquial Enjoyable. We had a cracking time.

adverb

  1. UK, not comparable Very, usually associated with praise. It was a cracking good show.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of crack

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cool, peachy, swell, fracture, smashing, great, noisy, neat, keen, dandy, slap-up, nifty, bang-up, corking, bully, groovy

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noun formation of cracks

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"cracking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cracking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cracking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cracking

Chicago

"cracking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cracking.

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@misc{cracking_2026,
  title = {cracking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cracking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}