crepitate, crackle
(verb) make a crackling sound; “My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crepitate (third-person singular simple present crepitates, present participle crepitating, simple past and past participle crepitated)
To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
(medicine) to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
(medicine, obsolescent) to flatulate.
Source: Wiktionary
Crep"i*tate (kr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crepitated (-t; p. pr. & vb. n. Crepitating (-t.] Etym: [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle, v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. Crevice.]
Definition: To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
