Meaning of crepitation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of crepitating or crackling.
   countable, uncountable
2. A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
   countable, uncountable
3. A crepitant rale.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“When she returned the room was silent again, save⟳ for the faint crepitation of his chair and the occasional clink of a bottle.”

“Silence again, save⟳ for the crepitation of the flames, the fall⟳ of an ember, the murmur of the current.”

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