In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CREPITATING
Verb
crepitating
present participle of crepitate
Source: Wiktionary
CREPITATE
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
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