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Crepitation

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of crepitating or crackling. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    the sharp sound of snapping noises wordnet
  3. 3
    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
  4. 4
    A crepitant rale. countable, uncountable

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