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crepitation

noun/ˌkrɛpɪˈteɪʃən/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A crackling or rattling sound.

There was a faint crepitation of dry twigs underfoot as we crossed the wood.

Similar: crackle, rattle

Origin: From Latin crepitare 'to crackle', frequentative of crepare 'to rattle'.

Topic: crackling in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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