Crepitate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To crackle; snap with a sharp, abrupt, and rapidly repeated sound, as salt in fire or during calcination.
  • Specifically To rattle or crackle; use the crepitaculum, as a rattlesnake.
  • In entomology, to eject suddenly from the anus, with a slight noise, a volatile fluid having somewhat the appearance of smoke and a strong pungent odor, as certain bombardier-beetles of the genus Brachinus and its allies.
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  • v. make a crackling sound
    • Verb Form
    crepitated    crepitates    crepitating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rattle   
    Form
    crepitated    crepitating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crackle    snap   
     
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