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keened

  • past participle of keen.
  • past tense form of keen.

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But whether the wind produced a lion’s roar, or merely keened or whistled or hummed, at its peak it was clocked by the National Weather Service at Reagan National Airport at 29 mph.

From Washington Post Feb. 29, 2020

Well, the souls howled and keened, as distressed souls are known to do, since they understood that a garden that nobody visited was not worth cultivating.

From The New Yorker Apr. 22, 2019

While the violin lines of “Where Are U Now” keened behind him, his face was slick with sweat.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2015

The metal structure keened its mournful note again.

From The Guardian Mar. 18, 2013

She sniffed, and nodded, and cried and wailed and keened for her husband, who would never come back to her.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman