Usage Examples
Filter by Meaning To wail or lament loudly for the dead
The haunting keening of the wind through the trees added to the eerie atmosphere of the haunted house.
The women of the village gathered to keening when they heard the news of the shipwreck.
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.
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