† ˈcrickling, vbl. n. nonce-wd.
Onomatopœic modification of crackling, expressing a lighter or more slender sound. With quot. 1644 cf. crick n.1
| 1577 Dee Relat. Spir. i. (1659) 93 The frame of the stone gave a crickling, no hand touching it. a 1644 Quarles Virgin Widow iv. i. Wks. (Grosart) III. 305/1 Has any Courtier lost his haire? Or finds a crickling in his hammes? |