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Definition of Crepitate
1. Verb. Make a crackling sound. "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
Definition of Crepitate
1. v. i. To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.
Definition of Crepitate
1. Verb. To crackle, to make a crackling sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crepitate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepitate
Literary usage of Crepitate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"prêt, and pp. crepitate,!, ... ppr. crepa n(l-)a, break: see crepitate, ....
ejecting a pun- §ent fluid from the ¡inns, with a slight noise, ee crepitate, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1890)
"In the dark brown parts, which crepitate sluggishly, and which swim in water ...
In the lighter portions, which do not crepitate and which sink instantly in ..."
3. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"Lastly, ascertain the weight of the lungs ; their relati« weight to that of the
whole body ; whether they crepitate when handled ; whether ..."
4. The study of medicine by John Mason Good (1825)
"Swollen parts sometimes crepitate. Sometimes extreme pain in the punctured spot,
... In the case of Dr. Pett it was found by Mr. Travers J to crepitate, ..."
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