It was the private property of three confederate white seamen of that ship, one of whom, it seems, communicated it to Tashtego with Romish injunctions of secresy, but the following night Tashtego rambled in his sleep, and revealed so much of it in that way, that when he was wakened he could not well withhold the rest.
Crepitus. A crackling or crunching sound heard when the ends of a fractured piece of bone rub against each other. Mentioned in: Gangrene, Nasal Trauma.
Types of Crackling Sounds in Lungs. When your doctor hears the cracklings sounds in lungs, it usually takes the form of four different types. Each type means something different. Here are the four most common words you might hear as well as their features.