crepitate

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verb

to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.

Similar
crackle
OriginLatin crepitātus →
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Meanings

verbcrepitate (third-person singular simple present crepitates, present participle crepitating, simple past and past participle crepitated)

present singular third person crepitates · participle present crepitating · participle past crepitated · past crepitated

  1. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
    1. medicineto crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
    2. obsoletepossiblymedicineto flatulate.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a crackling sound

Similar
crackle
Broader
rattle
Also see
blow offbust asscracklecut onedrop one's gutsfartflatulatelet looselet one golet one looselet rippass windpooppumprip assrip onesqueeze one outtoot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincrepitātus
  2. Englishcrepitate

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian пращя, пукам
  • пращя (praštja)to crackle
  • пукам (pukam)to crackle
Czech praskat
  • praskatto crackle
Māori toē, patatō
  • toēto crackle
  • patatōto crackle
Portuguese crepitar
  • crepitarto crackle
Russian треща́ть, тре́снуть
  • треща́ть (treščátʹ)to crackle
  • тре́снуть (trésnutʹ)to crackle
  • потре́скивать (potréskivatʹ)to crackle
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APA

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MLA

“crepitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepitate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crepitate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepitate.

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