cracking (
http://definr.com/cracking)
adj 1: making a loud sharp sound as of a rifle shot or a breaking
branch or a whip; "lion tamers with their cracking
whips"
2: (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn:
bang-up,
bully,
corking,
dandy,
great,
groovy,
keen,
neat,
nifty,
not bad(p),
peachy,
slap-up,
swell,
smashing]
n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
cracking of the ice" [syn:
crack]
2: the act of cracking something [syn:
fracture,
crack]
3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum
are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular
weight (especially in the oil-refining process)