crepitate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.; to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
  2. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.; to flatulate. obsolete,possibly

词形变化

crepitates present,singular,third-person crepitating participle,present crepitated participle,past crepitated past

词汇关系

衍生词
crepitant crepitation

词源

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin crepitātus, perfect passive participle of crepitō (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself a frequentative of crepō (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).
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