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Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake / (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

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keening

Source Word

keening

countable uncountable broadly

Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake / (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

Japanese Meaning

葬式や通夜など、死後に感じる激しい悲嘆の中での、嘆き悲しむ咆哮や叫び声を指す。 / 拡張的には、耳障りなほどの嘆くような音を表す。

At the wake, the keening rose and filled the room.

通夜で、悲痛な嘆きの声が上がり、部屋中に満ちた。

Sense（1）

Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake

Sense（2）

(by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

keenings

（ plural ）