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keened

verb
SayKEENDUS/kind/UK/kiːnd/

1 meaning of keened

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of keen. Use this form for the wailing that already happened.

    The women keened beside the open grave all through the night.

    She keened softly when the sad news reached the house.

    Note

keened is a form of keen

keen, verb: To cry out loudly and for a long time because someone has died. Full entry

Forms
keenkeens he/she/itkeening -ing formkeened past tense, past participle
Spelling
keen → keened: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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