crepitate

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The sixpences do not "bang" in this country: they crepitate, they crackle, as though shot from a Maxim quick-firer.

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  1. intransitive verb To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.

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  1. Latin crepitāre, crepitāt-, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to creak.

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  1. from Latin crepitatus, past participle of crepitare (later F. crépiter = Spanish Portuguese crepitar = Italian crepitare), creak, rattle, clatter, crackle, etc., freq. of crepare, past participle crepitus, creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash. Cf. craven, crevice, from the same ult. source.
 

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/ˈkrɛpɪteɪt/
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