keen 2 (kn)
n.
A loud, wailing lament for the dead.
intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens
To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead.
I found this word in a Dean Koontz book, in the form of keening.
As I walked in the valley of Blood Gulch, I could hear the keening in the distance–Someone had backed over Sgt Cpap in the warthog!
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3 comments:
Now that's good verbage! I'm keening for my pre-dad-visit life where hauling, rolling and digging sod, etc. don't cause me to wake with aches in muscles I didn't know existed.
Isn't there another definition for that word, like, "Wow, that's a keen new video game." So it means very cool, neato and the cat's meow.
yep. I assumed you guys new that. As well as the keen edged sword. Sharp. Exquisitely crafted.
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