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crepitating

crepitating is the present participle and gerund 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 crepitating

What is crepitating the present participle and gerund of?
Crepitating is the present participle and gerund of crepitate.

Words near crepitating in the dictionary

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

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