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Keening

verb
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo make cold, to sharpen.
2.verbTo utter a keen.
3.verbTo utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
4.verbTo mourn.
5.nounIntense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
6.noun(by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.
7.adjectiveSharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
"The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge."

Synonyms

corkingexquisitebang-upslap-upincisiveniftyintensegreatbullyneatdandyintelligent

Rhymes With

demeaningmeaningpreeningcareeningscreeningleaningconveningcleaning
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