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[ kee-ning ] / ˈki nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR keening ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person who keens. a wailing lament for the dead; keen. Origin of keeningFirst recorded in 1875–80; keen2 + -ing1 Words nearby keeningkeel vessel, keen, Keene, keener, Keene's cement, keening, keep, keep abreast of, keep a civil tongue in one's head, keep after, keep a low profile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for keeningShe crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl. When An Adopted Child Won’t Attach|Tina Traster|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST But nothing they essayed could fully drown out the keening of their lust to return to high office. Tony Blair May Be Planning a Political Comeback but in What Role It’s Hard to Imagine|Peter Popham|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Only the bitter wind existed here, as always it had, keening along glittering ice surfaces, sporting with the snow. The Sphere of Sleep|Chester S. Geier Then the whole company of the Fianna that were there gave three great heavy shouts, keening for Diarmuid. Gods and Fighting Men|Lady I. A. Gregory
The spinning egg began to drop at once, but he let out a long, keening cry, adding a slight flip of his other arm. The Sky Is Falling|Lester del Rey To the left, miles down a long purple slope, was a little ribbon of mist, where moved the keening Rio Grande. The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane Ted was left alone with the keening breeze, the murmuring trees and the Mahela. Double Challenge|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Words related to keeninggrief, wailing, weeping, sobbing, sob, howl, lament, moan, growl, groan, yelp, wail, roar, whimper, hoot, outcry, shriek, sigh, carp, grumble |