crepitation

• Sustantivo que designa un sonido seco, chasquido o crujido, como el que producen las articulaciones al moverse o el de un objeto al quemarse o romperse.

A noun referring to the sharp, crackling, or snapping sound produced by certain actions or conditions, such as the noise made by joints or by something burning.

1. Crackling soundC2formal

   A series of sharp, snapping, or crackling noises, often heard in joints or from certain materials.

   Crepitación (sonido)

   • The doctor listened to the crepitation in his knee joint.
   • The fire produced a soft crepitation as the wood burned.
   • She heard a faint crepitation from the old floorboards.

   Sinónimoscracklecracklingpoppingrattling

   Antónimosquietsilencestillness