crepitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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.
to flatulate.

Word forms

crepitate crepitates crepitating crepitated

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”).

Derived words

crepitant crepitation

Translations

Bulgarian: пращя Bulgarian: пукам Czech: praskat Māori: toē Māori: patatō Portuguese: crepitar Russian: треща́ть Russian: тре́снуть Russian: потре́скивать

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