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crining

crining is the present participle and gerund of crine.

Meaning of crine

Verb

crine (third-person singular simple present crines, present participle crining, simple past and past participle crined)

  1. (Scotland, intransitive) To wither, wilt, shrivel.

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Questions about crining

What is crining the present participle and gerund of?
Crining is the present participle and gerund of crine.

Words near crining in the dictionary

  1. crinicultural
  2. criniere
  3. crinieres
  4. criniferous
  5. crinigerous
  6. crining
  7. crinite
  8. crinites
  9. crinitol
  10. crinitory
  11. crinivirus

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