Difference between Crepitate and Crackle

What is the difference between Crepitate and Crackle?

Crepitate as a verb is to crackle, to make a crackling sound. while Crackle as a verb is to make a fizzing, popping sound.

Crepitate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To crackle, to make a crackling sound.

Crackle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a fizzing, popping sound.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fizzing, popping sound.A style of glaze used in pottery giving the impression of many small cracks.The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.

We hope you now know whether to use Crepitate or Crackle in your sentence.

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