cracking sound

collocation in English

meaningsofcrackingandsound

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cracking
adjective
uk
/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/
extremely ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofcrackingandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcracking sound

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There was a peculiarcrackingsound.
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There was a loudercrackingsound.
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The first sign was a sudden, heavy,crackingsound, with only a slight tremor.
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The clappers are played together or on the floor to create acrackingsound.
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The suggestion was made that during the introduction before the music starts, acrackingsound, imitating a breaking surfboard, should be made.
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It is also rumored that his tone was similar to the thunderouscrackingsoundof lightning.
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Witnesses described a loudcrackingsound, followed by an inflow of sand and water.
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They acquired their common name due to the unusual way that males produce acrackingsoundas part of their territorial displays.
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However, the loud cracking sounds attributed to frost quakes are better explained as contraction of building structures due to the rapid change in temperature.
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When the building started to produce cracking sounds at about 5:52:30 p.m., workers began to sound alarms and evacuate the building, but by then it was too late.
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His passage across a room -- in fact his passage through life -- was accomplished by these cracking sounds, one per step, which might be likened to the breaking of dry twigs.
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