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Definition of cracking in English: crackingadjectiveˈkrakɪŋˈkrækɪŋ British informal 1attributive Excellent. he is in cracking form to win this race as submodifier a cracking good story Example sentencesExamples - Just for good measure, there are a couple of cracking follow-up letters in today's Daily Express.
- Sounds excellent - The Herald gave it a cracking write-up too.
- Bill Nicholson was a brilliant manager and a cracking bloke and he was a North Yorkshireman.
- This is a cracking good story, funny, sad, thrilling, and thought provoking.
- The 2.2 is a cracking unit and offers excellent economy too.
- That cracking result completed a hat-trick of class two wins for Craig and he will be aiming to make it five next weekend.
- The nine-year-old has been in cracking form lately, winning at Musselburgh and Catterick.
- For anyone willing to invest the time and the emotion, this is a cracking album, worthy of critical acclaim.
- Cononley move into second after a cracking eight-wicket win over at Pendle Forest.
- I outlasted other divers and gained some cracking close-ups of hammerhead sharks, great rays and grey reef sharks.
- A cracking evening with fine sets from both bands.
- The Jets were in cracking form and simply too powerful, too quick and too talented in all departments.
- The team is really up for it and we should have some excellent support on the day, making it a cracking match.
- Their greater experience up front and ability to change tactics got them out of jail and won them a cracking contest.
- A cracking game though, and overall the best team won.
- It has a cracking beer garden, superb ale selection and an ambient atmosphere.
- Jeff King's seven-year-old is in cracking form, having won his last two races and a hat-trick is on the cards here.
- We were in pursuit of a cracking story and we couldn't stop talking about it.
- Chris Dolan clearly knows how to tell a cracking story.
- He did nearly score two cracking goals.
Synonyms fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior - 1.1 Fast and exciting.
the story rips along at a cracking pace Example sentencesExamples - Although still without a win this season, this multi-talented five-year-old has run two cracking races.
- McGovern gives the story believable characters, a cracking pace and draws out themes that make it relevant for today.
- It's brash, lively and moves along at a cracking pace - but it's not the all-conquering success that its hype suggests.
- This action-packed cop thriller rattles along at a cracking pace, with strong performances from all the leading players.
- Giving it their all the Czech Republic took off at a cracking pace in the first of four heats.
- The Army side played at a cracking pace in the first half and were up 8 nil at half time.
- These initiates were not be disappointed with a match which started at a cracking pace.
- Even so, the Americans set off at a cracking pace northwards towards Baghdad.
- Once the breakage was fixed, four of the five boats took off at a cracking pace with Germany in the lead.
- Howard, a lively 65-year-old, sets a cracking pace for the nation and is renowned for his brisk morning walk.
- With this in mind Switzerland's Stephan Steiner took off at a cracking pace in heat one and never looked back.
- Clarke's book begins at a cracking pace - it's like being thrown into some sort of action movie or political thriller.
- The former champion ran such a cracking race in third.
- Risk assets are being grown at a cracking pace, while the profit margin earned on them is shrinking.
- Not the least of their virtues is that they are written at a cracking pace.
- Officially atheist China is growing at a cracking pace.
- Australia's top single sculler, Amber Halliday took off at a cracking pace.
- The four girls ran a cracking 4x100m relay to record a second consecutive relay win in the League.
- A good thing then that the story is so brilliantly held and told at such a cracking pace.
- Played at a cracking pace, this final had drama, referee's calls being queried and a finish that went right down to the wire.
- They took off at a cracking pace and never looked back.
Synonyms speedy, quick, swift, rapid
Definition of cracking in US English: crackingadjectiveˈkrakiNGˈkrækɪŋ British informal Excellent. he is in cracking form to win this race a cracking good war story Example sentencesExamples - I outlasted other divers and gained some cracking close-ups of hammerhead sharks, great rays and grey reef sharks.
- The team is really up for it and we should have some excellent support on the day, making it a cracking match.
- A cracking game though, and overall the best team won.
- The Jets were in cracking form and simply too powerful, too quick and too talented in all departments.
- Jeff King's seven-year-old is in cracking form, having won his last two races and a hat-trick is on the cards here.
- The 2.2 is a cracking unit and offers excellent economy too.
- Chris Dolan clearly knows how to tell a cracking story.
- Their greater experience up front and ability to change tactics got them out of jail and won them a cracking contest.
- For anyone willing to invest the time and the emotion, this is a cracking album, worthy of critical acclaim.
- That cracking result completed a hat-trick of class two wins for Craig and he will be aiming to make it five next weekend.
- Cononley move into second after a cracking eight-wicket win over at Pendle Forest.
- Sounds excellent - The Herald gave it a cracking write-up too.
- A cracking evening with fine sets from both bands.
- He did nearly score two cracking goals.
- The nine-year-old has been in cracking form lately, winning at Musselburgh and Catterick.
- This is a cracking good story, funny, sad, thrilling, and thought provoking.
- Just for good measure, there are a couple of cracking follow-up letters in today's Daily Express.
- We were in pursuit of a cracking story and we couldn't stop talking about it.
- Bill Nicholson was a brilliant manager and a cracking bloke and he was a North Yorkshireman.
- It has a cracking beer garden, superb ale selection and an ambient atmosphere.
Synonyms fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior |