crepitate

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crepitate

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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”).

verb crepitates · crepitating · crepitated

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

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verb to crackle

Português	crepitar
Русский	треща́ть treščátʹ, тре́снуть trésnutʹ, потре́скивать potréskivatʹ

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@misc{crepitate_2026,
  title = {crepitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crepitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}