keening

keening

keening

1. Present participle of keen.

keening (uncountable)

1. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
2. (by extension) An unpleasant sound.

keening (not comparable)

1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

   The keening sound of a dentists drill sets my teeth on edge""

Altri significati:

Exaggerated moanful wailing at a funeral or wake

Present participle of keen.

Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

(by extension) An unpleasant sound.

Traduzione 'veloce'

Il nostro dizionario è liberamente ispirato al wikidizionario .... The online encyclopedia in which any reasonable person can join us in writing and editing entries on any encyclopedic topic