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keen verb2. [ki:n] M19.
[from Irish caoinim I wail.]
verb intrans. Utter or sing a keen; wail or lament bitterly for a dead person. M19.
F. Forsyth The body of Johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him. A. Alvarez It was his turn to keen and cry.
verb trans. Lament (a death, a loss, etc.) by keening. M19.
verb trans. Utter (a cry etc.) in a shrill wailing tone. L19.