かきくれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

weep bitterly; be lost in tears

Used almost exclusively in the set phrase 涙にかきくれる, meaning to be so overcome with tears that one cannot see clearly or think straight. Literary and emotive.

• 彼かの女じょは悲かなしみのあまり、涙なみだにかきくれた。

  Overcome with grief, she was lost in tears.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

suddenly grow dark; become dim

Describes the sky or surroundings darkening abruptly, often with a sense of emotional or atmospheric change. Rare standalone use; more common in literary contexts.

• 夕ゆう立だちが近ちかづき、空そらがかきくれた。

  As the evening shower approached, the sky suddenly grew dark.