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crepitating Definition


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crepitate
verb, intr crepitated, crepitating
    1. To rattle; to crackle.
    2. Said of certain beetles: to discharge a pungent fluid.
Derivative: crepitant
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin crepitare, crepitatum to crackle.



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