The process of becoming crispy or making something crispy.
Present participle of 'crispen,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb stem. The '-ing' suffix transforms verbs into nouns or adjectives describing ongoing actions.
The '-ing' form is magical in English because it lets you talk about an action in progress, so 'the crispening of bacon' describes both what's happening AND gives it a noun-like quality.
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