crepitate
/ˈkrepɪteɪt/verb
no obj.
- make a crackling sound噼啪作响：
the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony
夜空中常常响起不和谐的汽笛声
as adj. crepitating spidery fingers of crepitating electricity噼啪作响的电火花。
派生词
crepitant
adjective词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'break wind'）：from Latin crepitat- 'crackled, rustled', from the verb crepitare, from crepare 'to rattle'.