1. Crispy, rendered pieces of pork fat and skin, often eaten as a snack or used in cooking
Usage: Usually plural; common in Southern U.S. and Latin American cuisine
2. Repeated sharp, snapping sounds, as of fire or electricity
Usage: Plural form; often used to describe ambient or background sounds

Examples

• She bought a bag of cracklings at the grocery store for a crunchy snack.
• The chef added cracklings to the cornbread batter for extra texture.
• We could hear the cracklings of the fireplace as we sat in the living room.
• The radio emitted cracklings and static during the storm.
• Cracklings are a traditional ingredient in many Southern dishes.
• The bacon grease left behind after cooking produces the best cracklings.