Crepitate

krep'T-tat, v. To burst with a sharp sound, crackle, snap. [L. crepitare, -tatum, freq. of crepare, to rattle.] — Crepitation, n. Act of, etc. Crept. See Creep. Crepuscular, kre-pus'ku-lar, -culous, -lus, a. Pert, to twilight glimmering imperfectly clear. [L. crepusculum, twilight, dim. of creper, dark.]