Word For The Day, Thursday, December 29, 2011 - crepitate

dictionaries ad nauseam | 29 December 2011 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

crepitate \KREP-i-teyt\, verb
To make a crackling sound; crackle.

Example sentences:
The lampwicks crepitate; their flames are about to go out, long mosquitoes flit in rapid circlings about them.
-- Gustave Flaubert, The Temptation of Saint Anthony

This horrible talk, however, evidently possessed a potent magic for my friend; and his imagination, checked for a while by the influence of his kinsman, began to ferment and crepitate.
-- Henry James, Stories Revived

Etymology:
Crepitate is from the Latin crepitare which meant “to rustle or chatter.”

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[tioga]

I don’t recall them.

[Texan5]

I was channel surfing last week and happened on a show on Biography channel that was showing interviews with some of Tiger Wood’s shack jobs. One, a blonde Playboy model was shown as she looked during her Tiger fling, then when the camera came back to her recent interview, the difference was appalling-she had so much collagen in her lips that she looked like a cartoon character and her conversation with the interviewer could barely be understood. A future Nancy Pelosi.

[secret garden]

Bwahaha!

[NicknamedBob]

"Glad to see someone else knows the “other” definition. There was some French guy who actually had a stage act crepitating in front of delighted audiences! I submitted this word to xsmommy, about a month ago, for her “Word of The Day” threads. Did it as kind of a joke. Thought the responses might be fun! I’m kind of surprised that someone else has used it!"

It may interest you to know that I have met and personally witnessed the performance of a woman with a similar talent to that of Monsieur Le Pétomane, although she used a different orifice available only to women, to perform her art.

She went by the name Honeysuckle Divine, and you will no doubt be pleased to know that in addition to being remarkably talented, she was also a very friendly person.

[IamConservative]

personally witnessed the performance of a woman with a similar talent to that of Monsieur Le Pétomane, although she used a different orifice available only to women, to perform her art.

If I may indulge myself and put forth the Elevator as a performance stage, then I too have performed; in the conventional sense.. :)

[NicknamedBob]

I’ll wager there wasn’t a dry eye in the, er, “house”.

[SoothingDave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCey02AvDQo

Her name “Bubbles.”

[secret garden]

This thread has been high-jacked in the worst way. See y’all later.

[NicknamedBob]

Somebody open a window.

[Explorer89]

Befana comes on the 6th. The stockings full of candy with her picture on it are showing up in the stores now. Stockings are given out on the 6th. Strega Nona? Foreign Gramma? I never heard of/read those books.