cracking

Adjective

• very good
  • he did a bully job
    
  • a neat sports car
    
  • had a great time at the party
    
  • you look simply smashing
    

Noun

• the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

• the act of cracking something

• a sudden sharp noise
  • the crack of a whip
    
  • he heard the cracking of the ice
    
  • he can hear the snap of a twig
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fracture , crack , snap