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