tS=In advanced cases of gangrene the gas accumulated in the tissues <b>crepitates</b> when slight pressure is applied to the overlying skin.<br><br>Their knees are going, their hips <b>crepitate</b> as they walk, gravity is doing what gravity does, their juices are drying up, and soon all that will be left is the contemplation of past glories. &tQ=To <b>crepitate</b> is:&tC=To swell|To blister|To peel|To crackle|To split&cC=4&fB=To <b>crepitate</b> means to make a crackling or popping noise. <b>Crepitate</b> is pronounced KREP-uh-tayt.
