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adj. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

n. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake

n. An unpleasant sound.

v. Present participle of keen.

"           The keening was a physical thing, a blast as the curtain rose quickly and there they were."

sharp    good    perceptive    intense   

keened    keening    keens   

express emotion    express feelings    threnody    lament    requiem    dirge    coronach   

on the keen jump   

keener   

coranach   

keenness    keen-witted    keen on    keen as mustard    keenly   

satirical    sharp    piercing    eager    cutting    penetrating    sarcastic    ardent    acute    biting   

Aileen    Amin    Arleen    Augustin    Bean    Cathleen    Celine    Charlene    Christine    Clymene   

sharp    eager    shrewd    sympathetic    acute