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keening Tweet Definition of keening Like Definition of keening on Facebook
noun 
  1. Exaggerated moanful wailing at a funeral or wake
  2. (by extension) An unpleasant sound.
verb 
  1. (present participle of, keen)
adjective 
  1. sharp, Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
    ''The sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge"
Etymology: From Irish Caoineadh meaning lament.

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