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Rarekeening
The correct spelling is keening.
How to pronounce keening
verb
Say it like: Kee-nin-g
The correct spelling is keening. To make cold, to sharpen. For example: "The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge."
Usage Examples
“The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make cold, to sharpen.
- 2.To utter a keen.
- 3.To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- 4.To mourn.
noun
- 1.Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
- 2.(by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.
adjective
- 1.Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
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