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crepitate en · VERB

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin crepitātus, perfect passive participle of crepitō (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself a frequentative of crepō (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).

Meanings

1. To crackle, to make a crackling sound. ▸ to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
2. (obsolete, possibly) To crackle, to make a crackling sound. ▸ to flatulate.

Forms

Deriveds

crepitant (terms derived from crepitate (verb)) · crepitation (terms derived from crepitate (verb))

Translations (9)

ru треща́ть (to crackle) · bg пукам (to crackle) · bg пращя (to crackle) · mi patatō (to crackle) · ru тре́снуть (to crackle) · ru потре́скивать (to crackle) · cs praskat (to crackle) · pt crepitar (to crackle) · mi toē (to crackle)