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The sharp sound of snapping noises
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crepitation
Word definitions for crepitation in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Crepitation refers to situations where noises are produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other, as in: Crepitus , a crunching sensation felt in certain medical problems Rales or crackles , abnormal sounds heard over the lungs with a stethoscope ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, noun of action from Latin crepitare "to crackle," frequentative of crepare "to crack, creak" (see raven ). In medical use from 1834.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crepitation \Crep`i*ta"tion\ (kr?p`?-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. cr['e]pitation.] The act of crepitating or crackling. (Med.) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of crepitate or crackling. 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. 3 A crepitant rale.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: crackle , crackling ]
Usage examples of crepitation.
Cugel, can you imagine my surge of gladsomeness, the singing of songs in my heart, the crepitations of pure joy along the appropriate passages, when I looked at you, and discovered there in your cap the missing scale?