Usage Examples
Filter by Meaning To wail or lament loudly for the dead
The sound of keening pierced the silence of the night, a heartbreaking lament for the deceased.
The widow sat alone in her empty house, keening softly for the husband she had lost.
The old man sat by the grave, keening softly for his departed wife.
The haunting sound of keening filled the air as the people paid their respects to the fallen soldiers.
In ancient Celtic rituals, women would often keening during funeral rites to honor the departed.
The sound of keening echoed through the empty halls of the castle.
The ancient ritual involved keening to honor the spirits of the ancestors.
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