crine means to wither, wilt, shrivel. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
crine is pronounced /kɹaɪn/.
Why “crine” is a great word
CRINE — [Verb] To wither, shrivel, or dry up, often with a connotation of brittle contraction and loss of vital sap. From Scots crine, from Scottish Gaelic crìon (“withered”), from Old Irish crín. Unlike “wilt,” which suggests a limp, pathetic sag, or “desiccate,” which denotes a clinical, active removal of moisture, to crine is to become a husk through a slow, passive draining. It is the puckered leather of a forgotten apple, the skeletal curl of an autumn leaf, and the cockled parchment of an old ledger—the quiet, inexorable recession of vitality into a hardened husk.
verb
- To wither, wilt, shrivel.