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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
to flatulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, possibly
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
make a crackling sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: crackle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rattle
History
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”).
Across languages
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