crepitate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. verb make a crackling sound

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

crackle

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