cracking
/ˈkɹækɪŋ/
cracking noun: the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline. Also the present participle and gerund of crack.
Noun
cracking (plural crackings)
Adjective
cracking
- 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, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- Great; excellent.
- Near-synonym: crackerjack
- The race started at a cracking pace.
- 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. I've heard some cracking tunes on it."2020 December 30, Richard Clinnick, “Greater Anglia strikes again...”, in Rail, page 43
Adverb
cracking (not comparable)
Also used as
cracking is also the present participle and gerund of crack.
cracking meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
cracking in Hindi
- दरार पड़ना
cracking in Marathi
- क्रॅकिंग
cracking in Urdu
- کریکنگ
cracking in Bengali
- ক্র্যাকিং, ফাটল ধরছে, ক্র্যাকিং করা
More languagesFewer languages
- cracking in Telugu
- పగిలిపోవడం, పగులగొట్టడం
- cracking in Kannada
- ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಕಿಂಗ್
- cracking in Punjabi
- ਕ੍ਰੈਕਿੰਗ
- cracking in Gujarati
- ક્રેકિંગ
- cracking in Odia
- କ୍ରାକିଂ, କ୍ର୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ିଂ, କ୍ର୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ କରିବା
- cracking in Nepali
- क्र्याकिङ, क्र्याकिंग, क्र्याकिङ्ग
- cracking in Malay
- peretakan
- cracking in Indonesian
- perengkahan
- cracking in Persian
- کراکینگ kerâking
Examples of cracking in a sentence
- Did you hear about Josh cracking Stacy in the school hall?
- Those who have been cracking up the agricultural industry will hopefully reconsider their denigration of it.
- If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I'd better get cracking.
Synonyms of cracking
Forms of cracking
| plural | crackings |
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Origin of cracking
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
Words formed from cracking
Phrases with cracking
Words that rhyme with cracking
Questions about cracking
- What does cracking mean?
- Cracking means the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
- What is cracking in Hindi?
- Cracking in Hindi is दरार पड़ना. See Cracking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cracking?
- Cracking can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce cracking?
- Cracking is pronounced /ˈkɹækɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of cracking?
- The plural of cracking is crackings.
Words near cracking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cracking (page history and authors); cracking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cracking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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