I. ˈskrī noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English scrye, short for ascrye, from ascryen to call out, from Middle French escrier, from Old French, from es- ex- (from Latin ex- ) + crier to cry — more at cry
chiefly dialect : outcry , shout
II. verb
( scried ; scried ; scrying ; scries )
Etymology: by shortening
transitive verb
archaic : descry
intransitive verb
: to practice crystal gazing