Definition of "crepitate"

crepitate

verb
third-person singular simple present crepitates, present participle crepitating, simple past and past participle crepitated
1. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
  1. (medicine) to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
  2. (medicine, obsolescent) to flatulate.