crepitate

• Veralteter Ausdruck dafür, ein knisterndes, prasselndes oder knallendes Geräusch zu erzeugen, ähnlich dem Geräusch von brennendem Salz oder kleinen Explosionen.

An obsolete verb meaning to make a crackling or rattling sound, like that of burning salt or small explosions.

1. Make a crackling soundC2formal

   To produce a series of short, sharp, snapping or crackling noises.

   Knistern

   • The dry leaves crepitated underfoot as he walked through the forest.
   • The fire crepitated softly in the hearth.
   • The old wooden floorboards crepitated with every step.

   Synonymecrackcracklepopsnap