Etymology
Origin of keening
Example Sentences
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Only a handful of authentic keening songs were recorded from traditional singers, which Róis referenced on the record.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Shift to Sport mode and the engine will hold at a high, keening rpm, trying to charge the battery faster than the driver can drain it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025
The tone of his voice is high, a keening sound.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
In these wondrously transporting images of juddering waves and swirling particles, accompanied by the rumbling, surging, keening strains of Ludwig Göransson’s magnificent score, Nolan makes a rare leap into realms of pure cinematic abstraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023
His watery eyes drank in the description of the bell, as if he could really hear the deep tolling and the voices keening in the water.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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