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单词 keening
释义

keening in American English

(ˈkinɪŋ)
noun
1. 
the act of a person who keens
2. 
a wailing lament for the dead; keen
Word origin
[1875–80; keen2 + -ing1]

Examples of 'keening' in a sentence
keening

Structurally, the 18-minute work swings between two moods, scurrying and keening.I ask, when the keening has stopped several minutes later.A public keening and a kneejerk political reaction.There was keening and wailing, drinking and dancing.The air was filled with a furious keening of his tribe.
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