Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crine

/kɹaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
crine
IPA
/kɹaɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wither, wilt, shrivel.

Intransitive verb

noun

Hair of the head.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

Pronunciation spelling of crying, representing African-American Vernacular English

Example Sentences

  • "I'm crine 😭"

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: crine, crìon, crín, crīnis

Usage

Inflected Forms

crines (present, singular) crining (participle, present) crined (participle, past) crined (past) crines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

crode

Rhymes With

line in line fine online design red line sign mine nine gold mine wine soft sign

Questions

How do you pronounce crine?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹaɪn/.
What does crine mean?
To wither, wilt, shrivel.
Where does crine come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce crine

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