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
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
