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- Dictionarykeening/ˈkiːnɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of wailing in grief for a dead person: "the keening of grieving mothers tore into an otherwise silent afternoon"
adjective
- 1. (of a sound) prolonged and high-pitched, typically in a way that expresses grief or sorrow: "a keening soprano voice"
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