Definition of "keening" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

   • The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge.

noun

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

2. (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of keen