cracking
/ˈkɹækɪŋ/ adjective C2- That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
- Great; excellent. · Near-synonym: crackerjack· The race started at a cracking pace.
- Enjoyable. · We had a cracking time.
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Who are we, the Gidur-log [the jackal people], to pick and choose?” He scuttled to the back of the cave, where he found the bone of a buck with some meat on it, and sat cracking the end merrily.
Mortimer turned the manuscript to the light and read in a high, cracking voice the following curious, old-world narrative:
The machine carefully rolled outside and analyzed the dry, cracking soil.
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