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crepitates

crepitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crepitate.

Meaning of crepitate

Verb

crepitate (third-person singular simple present crepitates, present participle crepitating, simple past and past participle crepitated)

  1. to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
  2. (obsolete, possibly) to flatulate.

Questions about crepitates

What is crepitates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crepitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crepitate.

Words near crepitates in the dictionary

  1. crepital
  2. crepitance
  3. crepitant
  4. crepitate
  5. crepitated
  6. crepitates
  7. crepitating
  8. crepitation
  9. crepitations
  10. crepitative
  11. crepitous

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