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keen2
- pronunciation:
- kin
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a loud, mournful wailing for the dead.
- synonyms:
- wail
- similar words:
- cry, grieving, howl, lament, lamentation, mourning, sob, yowl
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| related words: |
elegy, moan |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
keened, keening, keens |
| definition: |
to wail loudly, as in mourning for the dead.
- synonyms:
- wail
- similar words:
- cry, grieve, howl, lament, mourn, sob, ululate, yowl
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| related words: |
bawl, moan, sorrow, whine |
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