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Crackling

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

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Decrepitation 76% connected

The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Residue 76% connected

That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.

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Crepitate 74% connected

To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.

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Crepitate 74% connected

To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.

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Crackle 92% connected

To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

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Crepitation 92% connected

The act of crepitating or crackling.

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Greaves 92% connected

The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings.

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Arbitrate verb · 78% connection

To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors; to arbitrate between p…

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Areola noun · 78% connection

An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing…

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Asperse verb · 78% connection

To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniat…

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Aspersion noun · 78% connection

The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.

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Blazer noun · 78% connection

One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad.

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Burden noun · 78% connection

The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often re…

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Calumniate verb · 78% connection

To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.

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Calumnious adjective · 78% connection

Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.

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Chink verb · 78% connection

To cause to open in cracks or fissures.

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Chop verb · 78% connection

To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

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Choppy adjective · 78% connection

Full of cracks.

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Cracker noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, cracks.

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Crackled adjective · 78% connection

Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.

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Defame verb · 78% connection

To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous re…

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Dingdong noun · 78% connection

The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.

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Ditty verb · 78% connection

A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.

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Flawy adjective · 78% connection

Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.

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Frequency noun · 78% connection

The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of mira…

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