verb
- wailed loudly in grief or mourning
Usage: past tense of keen; often associated with Irish funeral traditions
Examples
- The mourners keened at the funeral service.
- She keened for her lost child throughout the night.
- The women keened in the traditional manner.
- He keened softly as he held the letter.
- The sound of those who keened could be heard from the church.
- They keened together in their shared sorrow.