cracking
The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order…The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
» I heard Tom cracking his knuckles.
Я слышал, как Том хрустит костяшками.
Meaning
3 sensesThe thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
The formation of cracks on a surface.
The production of a crack sound.
the crackings of whips
- the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
- a sudden sharp noise
- the act of cracking something
Examples
58 sentencesI heard Tom cracking his knuckles.
ruЯ слышал, как Том хрустит костяшками.
Tom and Mary were cracking up.
We could hear the ice cracking.
I heard a sharp, cracking sound.
Tom says he heard Mary cracking her knuckles.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
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