单词 | keening |
释义 | keen1 of 3adjective ˈkēn 1 a : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind a keen student a keen awareness of the problem also : shrewdly astute a keen assessment b : extremely sensitive in perception keen eyes a keen sense of smell c : sharply contested keen competition keen debate 2 a(1) : showing a quick and ardent responsiveness : enthusiastic a keen swimmer (2) : eager was keen to begin b of emotion or feeling : intense the keen delight in the chase—F. W. Maitland 3 : wonderful, excellent a keen idea 4 a : having a fine edge or point : sharp a knife with a keen blade b : affecting one as if by cutting keen sarcasm c : pungent to the sense a keen scent keenly adverb keenness ˈkēn-nəs noun keen 2 of 3verb keened; keening; keens intransitive verb 1 a : to make a loud and long cry of sorrow : to lament with a keen b : to make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow a keening siren 2 : to lament, mourn, or complain loudly transitive verb : to utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry keened our sorrow—Punch keener noun keen 3 of 3noun : a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry keening 1 of 2 adjectiveas in wailing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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keening 2 of 2verb1 as in screaming to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely victims of the disaster have been keening for weeks about the slowness of governmental aid Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in howling to make a long loud mournful sound mourners keening for the victims of the bombing Synonyms & Similar Words
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