crepitate

Verb

make a crackling sound
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.
To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
to flatulate.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

crackle

Scrabble Score: 13

crepitate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
crepitate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crepitate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

crepitate: valid Words With Friends Word