English Explanatory Dictionary

crine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wither, wilt, shrivel.
noun
  1. Hair of the head.
verb
  1. Pronunciation spelling of crying, representing African-American Vernacular English

Pronunciation

krīn /kɹaɪn/

Word forms

crine crines crining crined

Etymology

From Scots crine (“to shrivel”), from Scottish Gaelic crìon (“withered”), from Old Irish crín.

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