'Crepitate' definitions:
Definition of 'crepitate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl" [syn: crepitate, crackle]
Definition of 'Crepitate'
From: GCIDE
- Crepitate \Crep"i*tate\ (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crepitated (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crepitating (-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle, v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. Crevice.] To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap. [1913 Webster]