keen
adjective
finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily.
keened
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past participleof keen.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof keen.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
keenadjectivefinely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily.
Example Sentences
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“My boy, my little boy, come home to us, my little boy,” she keened over the body.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
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
Maalu keened in pain and disappeared below the surface.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
