CREPITATE


Meaning of CREPITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkre-pə-ˌtāt ]

intransitive verb

( -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 ˌkre-pə-ˈtā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.