craik, v. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

craik v.

also crake

[dial. crake, an ill-natured gossip; ult. SE crake, the cry of the corncrake]

(Ulster) to nag, to grumble, to talk without stopping.

1997		Share Slanguage.
2012		D. O’Donnell Locked Ward (2013) 191: It would ease the ward situation [...] and stop the four craiking on and on about wanting out.