crepitate

[krep-i-teyt]

verb (used without object)

crepitated, crepitating 

1. to make a crackling sound; crackle.

crepitate

/ ˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to make a rattling or crackling sound; rattle or crackle

Other Word Forms

• crepitant adjective
• crepitation noun
• subcrepitation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crepitate¹

First recorded in 1615–25 in sense “to fart”; the modern sense dates from 1850–55; from Latin crepitātus, past participle of crepitāre “to rattle, rustle, chatter, fart,” frequentative of crepāre; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of crepitate¹

C17: from Latin crepitāre

Example Sentences

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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