English → Latin
“crackle” in Latin
crepōto rattle, rustle, clatter; to crack, creak; to prattle, talk noisilycrepitōto rattle, clatter, crackle, etc.; to chatter, mumblesternuōto sneeze
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crackle
sonitum dare: crepare (e.g., laurel in the fire): crepitum dare, crepitare (of aflame; and also of substances in it; e.g., flos salis in igne, Plin.); sternuere (of a candle).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crackle?
- The usual Latin words for “crackle” are crepō, crepitō, sternuō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.