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CREPITATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does crepitate mean?

• CREPITATE (verb)
The verb CREPITATE has 1 sense:

1. make a crackling sound

Familiarity information: CREPITATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CREPITATE (verb)

Sense 1

crepitate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make a crackling sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

crackle; crepitate

Context example:

My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl

Hypernyms (to "crepitate" is one way to...):

rattle (make short successive sounds)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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