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Decrepitating

Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] [Cf. F. d['e]cr['e]piter.] To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.

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decrepitating

vb. (present participle of decrepitate English)

Usage examples of "decrepitating".

It swept its head from side to side, taking in the decrepitating lifeboat, Vassily hiding behind it, the rest of the clearing.