crine
/kɹaɪn/verb
crine is spelled C-R-I-N-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, crine means “To wither, wilt, shrivel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crine?
| Letters | 5: C-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crine?
Crine appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crine?
- /kɹaɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of crine
- crines present, singular, he/she/it
- crining participle, present
- crined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo wither, wilt, shrivel.
- 2
Pronunciation spelling of crying, representing African-American Vernacular English
I'm crine 😭
noun
- 1
obsoleteHair of the head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crine come from?
From Scots crine (“to shrivel”), from Scottish Gaelic crìon (“withered”), from Old Irish crín.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).