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crep·i·tate

 (krĕp′ĭ-tāt′)
intr.v. crep·i·tat·ed, crep·i·tat·ing, crep·i·tates
To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.
[Latin crepitāre, crepitāt-, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to creak.]
crep′i·tant (-tənt) adj.
crep′i·ta′tion n.
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crepitate

(ˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt)
vb
(intr) to make a rattling or crackling sound; rattle or crackle
[C17: from Latin crepitāre]
ˈcrepitant, crepitative adj
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crep•i•tate

(ˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt)

v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to make a crackling sound; crackle.
[1615–25; < Latin crepitātus, past participle of crepitāre to rattle, rustle, chatter, frequentative of crepāre; see -ate1]
crep′i•tant, adj.
crep`i•ta′tion, n.
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crepitation, crepitate, crepitant - Crepitation is the sounds of Rice Krispies cereal (snap, crackle, pop); crepitate or crepitant is "making a crackling sound."
See also related terms for snap.
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crepitate


Past participle: crepitated
Gerund: crepitating

Imperative
crepitate
crepitate
Present
I crepitate
you crepitate
he/she/it crepitates
we crepitate
you crepitate
they crepitate
Preterite
I crepitated
you crepitated
he/she/it crepitated
we crepitated
you crepitated
they crepitated
Present Continuous
I am crepitating
you are crepitating
he/she/it is crepitating
we are crepitating
you are crepitating
they are crepitating
Present Perfect
I have crepitated
you have crepitated
he/she/it has crepitated
we have crepitated
you have crepitated
they have crepitated
Past Continuous
I was crepitating
you were crepitating
he/she/it was crepitating
we were crepitating
you were crepitating
they were crepitating
Past Perfect
I had crepitated
you had crepitated
he/she/it had crepitated
we had crepitated
you had crepitated
they had crepitated
Future
I will crepitate
you will crepitate
he/she/it will crepitate
we will crepitate
you will crepitate
they will crepitate
Future Perfect
I will have crepitated
you will have crepitated
he/she/it will have crepitated
we will have crepitated
you will have crepitated
they will have crepitated
Future Continuous
I will be crepitating
you will be crepitating
he/she/it will be crepitating
we will be crepitating
you will be crepitating
they will be crepitating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crepitating
you have been crepitating
he/she/it has been crepitating
we have been crepitating
you have been crepitating
they have been crepitating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crepitating
you will have been crepitating
he/she/it will have been crepitating
we will have been crepitating
you will have been crepitating
they will have been crepitating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crepitating
you had been crepitating
he/she/it had been crepitating
we had been crepitating
you had been crepitating
they had been crepitating
Conditional
I would crepitate
you would crepitate
he/she/it would crepitate
we would crepitate
you would crepitate
they would crepitate
Past Conditional
I would have crepitated
you would have crepitated
he/she/it would have crepitated
we would have crepitated
you would have crepitated
they would have crepitated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crepitate - make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
crackle
rattle - make short successive sounds
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crepitate

verb
To make a series of short, sharp noises:
crackle, splutter, sputter.
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Translations

crepitate

vi (liter) → prasseln
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