crackling
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈkɹækɫɪŋ// UK //kɹˈæklɪŋ// crack·ling
n. a very small amount of something, especially a tiny piece of food or a small amount of money. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.
n. a minute quantity or particle, particularly of food or money.
He spent every crackling of his savings on a new hat.
The old man had not a single crackling of gold left in his pocket after the long winter.
In the era of barter, a single crackling of salt could be traded for a loaf of bread, illustrating the extreme scarcity of essential goods during the siege.
By surface analysis, crackle + -ing.