v.
Pronunciation: ' kre-p ə - ˌ t ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing
Etymology: Latin crepitatus, past participle of crepitare to crackle, frequentative of crepare to rattle, crack
Date: circa 1828
: to make a crackling sound : CRACKLE
– crep · i · ta · tion \ ˌ kre-p ə - ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun