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How to pronounce “cracking”
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Pronunciation guide for cracking
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of cracking with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Christian Jennings
and why the cracking of Enigma was so important.
- Definition summary
- (organic chemistry, petrochemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
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How to pronounce cracking
Christian Jennings

and why the cracking of Enigma was so important.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “cracking”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (organic chemistry, petrochemistry) The 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.
- [Adjective]
- That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
- (colloquial) Great; excellent.
- (colloquial) Enjoyable.
- [Adverb]
- (British) Very, usually associated with praise.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of crack
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