Crepitating

Crepitating
Crepitate Crep"i*tate (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crepitated} (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crepitating} (-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle, v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. {Crevice}.] To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap. [1913 Webster]

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  • Crepitation — Crep i*ta tion (kr?p ? t? sh?n), n. [Cf. F. cr[ e]pitation.] 1. The act of crepitating or crackling. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) (a) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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