crepitation
noun /ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn/
- a short sharp sound, for example like those made by something burning in a fireWord Originmid 17th cent.: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-), from the verb crepitare, from crepare ‘to rattle’.