Usage Examples
Filter by Meaning To wail or lament loudly for the dead
The keening voices of the choir soared in harmony during the requiem mass.
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 ancient ritual involved keening to honor the spirits of the ancestors.
As the funeral procession passed by, the sound of keening echoed through the streets.
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