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Meanings of heard the cracking in English

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Usage of heard the cracking in English
1
They heard the cracking sound and the screeching noise started up again.
Dragons of autumn twilight
2
He heard the cracking of a whip and a sudden yelp of pain.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
3
Shortly afterwards, I heard the cracking of their whips die away in the distance.
Dracula
4
She heard the cracking of his knuckles and saw the jerking of his thumb.
The Belfry
5
He heard the cracking noise, and Nikita's body twitched.
The Wolf’s Hour
6
By the time we turned around after we heard the cracking it had fallen down.
Radio NZ
7
The ambitious Raoul heard the cracking in all directions of his prosperous edifice, built, alas!
A Daughter of Eve
8
Then he heard the cracking of whips, and the sound of voices urging on reluctant animals.
The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
9
She heard the cracking sound of breaking bone.
Paul of dune
10
Once again they heard the cracking noise.
Dragons of autumn twilight
11
He heard the cracking thud on the back of his head just as the world went black.
Take a Chance on Me
12
Then, as the tiger heard the cracking of the cocoanut shell, he thought it was his own head.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures
13
In a little knoll high above his head he heard the cracking of wood, the sound of men stumbling.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
14
He heard the cracking, anyway.
iD
15
Once he thought he heard the cracking of a dried twig, but expectation was so intense it might mislead him.
The Deerslayer
16
Four men and a corporal went into the place indicated, and an instant afterwards my friend heard the cracking of rifles.
Paris under the Commune / The Seventy-Three Days of the Second S...
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