Crepitate (Verb)
Meaning
Make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Crepitating loudly as they touched the hot skillet, the sausage patties began to cook.
- Walking through the forest after a frost, the dry leaves crepitating beneath my boots.
- Burning sticks crepitate in the fireplace, adding warmth to the room on this winter night.
- Opening the fresh package of cereal, the contents crepitating as the air rushed in.
- When she bit down on the crunchy cookie, the sugars immediately began to crepitate.