All keening synonyms
keenΒ·ing
K k verb keening
- grumble β to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- murmur β a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- gripe β Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
- grouse β any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- mumble β to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- carp β A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
- agonise β to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonize β If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- yearn β to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- anguish β Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bleed β When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- languish β to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- pine β Archaic. painful longing.
- repine β to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- jowl β a fold of flesh hanging from the jaw, as of a very fat person.
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- drip β to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
noun keening
- howl β to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- lament β to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- sob β to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- bawl β If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bawling β to cry or wail lustily.
- blubber β Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- blubbering β Zoology. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.
- howling β producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
- lamentation β the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- snivel β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- snivelling β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- sobbing β to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- tears β the act of tearing.
- wailing β to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- yowl β to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
- complaint β A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- grief β keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- complaining β to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- dirge β a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- elegy β A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
- grieving β to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- jeremiad β a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- moan β a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moaning β a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- plaint β a complaint.
- requiem β Roman Catholic Church. Also called Requiem Mass. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead. a celebration of this Mass. a plainsong setting for this Mass.