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The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
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The formation of cracks on a surface.
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The production of a crack sound.
- the crackings of whips
cracking
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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.
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Great; excellent.colloquial
- Near-synonym: crackerjack
- The race started at a cracking pace.
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Enjoyable.colloquial
- We had a cracking time.
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Very, usually associated with praise.UKnot-comparable
- It was a cracking good show.
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present participle and gerund of crackform-ofgerundparticiple