crepitate
VerbSynonyms:
crackle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Crep′i·tate (kr…p′…-t…t), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Crepitated (-t…′t…d); present participle & verbal noun Crepitating (-t…′t…ng).]
Origin: L. crepitatus, past participle of crepitare to crackle, verb 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54