| | | verb | 1. Make a crackling sound. |
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 |  | | "The fallen leaves crepitate under Samuel's feet as he runs through the woods." |
| | | "I could practically hear electricity crepitating beneath my fingers when I touched the plasma ball at the science museum." |
| | | "Lisa relished how the fire crepitated as more logs were thrown on." |
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 | | Latin, early 17th century |
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 | | When "crepitate" was first used in the early 17th century, it meant "to break wind." That embarrassing meaning has since disappeared, but the roots remain the same: The word comes from the Latin "crepitat-" ("crackled, rustled"), which in turn developed from the Latin verbs "crepitare" and "crepare" ("to rattle"). ... | | Continue Reading |
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