ALL meanings of keening
keen·ing
K k - noun keening a wailing lament for the dead. 1
- verb without object keening to wail in lamentation for the dead. 1
- verb with object keening to mourn for by or with such keening or wailing: keening his mother while kneeling at her grave. 1
- noun keening Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound. 1
- noun keening Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake. 0
- noun keening (by extension) An unpleasant sound. 0
- verb keening present participle of keen. 0