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crepitate

[ krep-i-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

crepitated, crepitating.
  1. to make a crackling sound; crackle.


crepitate

/ ˈɛɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. intr to make a rattling or crackling sound; rattle or crackle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ٲԳ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·ٲԳ adjective
  • i·ٲtDz noun
  • ܲc··ٲtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crepitate1

First recorded in 1615–25 in sense “to fart”; the modern sense dates from 1850–55; from Latin 辱ٳܲ, past participle of “to rattle, rustle, chatter, fart,” frequentative of ; -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crepitate1

C17: from Latin
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Example Sentences

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This was followed by a crepitating volley; a buzz of lead passed overhead.

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A dully grinding, crepitating sound came up to the lofty heights of Eagle Crown.

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Arrowroot is distinguished by the granules agglomerating into small balls, by slightly crepitating when rubbed between the fingers, and by yielding with boiling water a fine, transparent, inodorous and pleasant-tasting jelly.

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From farther off, heard at Equator Town for instance, the measures rose and fell and crepitated like the barking of hounds in a distant kennel.

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The years were full, the house was fated, The rotten structure crepitated!

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