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crepitate
crep·i·tate [ kréppi tàyt ] (past and past participle crep·i·tat·ed, present participle crep·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular crep·i·tates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb crackle: to make a crackling or grating sound ( formal or literary )

2. crackle or grate: to make the crackling or grating sound of crepitus
[Early 17th century. < Latin crepitat-, past participle of crepitare "crackle" < crepare "to rattle," an imitation of the sound]

crep·i·tant adjective
crep·i·ta·tion [ krèppi táysh'n ] noun
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