/kɹaɪn/
OriginFrom Scots crine (“to shrivel”), from Scottish Gaelic crìon (“withered”), from Old Irish crín.
- Scotland, intransitiveTo wither, wilt, shrivel.
- alt-of, pronunciation-spellingPronunciation spelling of crying, representing African-American Vernacular English
- countable, obsolete, uncountableHair of the head.
Formscrines(present, singular, third-person) · crining(participle, present) · crined(participle, past) · crined(past) · crines(plural)