keening
Example Sentences
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Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As such, there's little to compare with the straightforward joy of Watermelon Sugar, or the keening desire of As It Was - but Styles isn't stupid enough to alienate his fanbase entirely.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Shift to Sport mode and the engine will hold at a high, keening rpm, trying to charge the battery faster than the driver can drain it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
After a few moments of keening in the dark, Howze reaches his denouement in song: “I’m trying to be,” he sings.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
But it was no use, and now she could not sleep, and the wind was buffeting the walls of their tent, keening like an army of ghosts.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
