keen
adjective
finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily.
was keening
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past progressiveof keen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“As soon as we got on the red carpet, there was keening from fans. Not just screaming. Keening. I’ve only heard that sound once before. I was with a young actor whose name was Leo.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Inside one of the rooms, a dog was keening, clearly distressed; Mueller winced.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2018
A shrill wind was keening in the leafless dogwoods.
From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The old woman was keening by the fire.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
