Crepitate, pronounced KREP-i-tayt, is a verb meaning to make a crackling or popping sound. It derives from the Latin word for 'to crackle'.
Crepitate (KREP-i-tayt) is an intransitive verb meaning to make a crackling or popping sound. It comes from the Latin verb 'crepitare', meaning 'to crackle'.
| Front | crepitate /KREP-i-tayt/ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb intr. To make a crackling or popping sound. [From Latin crepitare (to crackle), frequentative of crepare (to rattle, crack). Earliest documented use: 1623.] "John Grisham's sentences thud and crepitate all over the page, and he has become a literary tycoon." Gene Weingarten; The Fiddler in the Subway; Simon & Schuster; 2010. |
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