keening
The word “keening” has 2 syllables: keen-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈkiːnɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for keening?
In the thesaurus, “keening” has 141 synonyms and 42 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for keening along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for keening
- aching
- bawl
- bawling
- baying
- beefing
- bellyaching
- bemoaning
- bereavement
- bewailing
- bitching
- blackness
- bleating
- blubber
- blubbering
- brokenhearted
- carping
- caterwauling
- caviling
- cavilling
- complaining
- crabbing
- croaking
- crying
- darkness
- dejected
- demonstrative
- deploring
- depressed
- despondent
- dirge
- disconsolate
- doleful
- dolorous
- downcast
- downhearted
- effusive
- elegy
- emotional
- fretting
- funereal
- fussing
- gloomy
- grief
- grieving
- griping
- grizzling
- grouching
- grousing
- growling
- grumbling
- grumping
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- heavyhearted
- hollering
- howl
- howling
- inconsolable
- inveighing
- jeremiad
- keen
- kicking
- kicking up a fuss
- kicking up a stink
- kvetching
- lachrymose
- lament
- lamentation
- lamenting
- languishing
- lugubrious
- maudlin
- maundering
- mawkish
- miserable
- misty
- misty-eyed
- moan
- moaning
- moist
- mournful
- mourning
- murmuring
- muttering
- nagging
- pining
- plaint
- plaintive
- protesting
- quibbling
- repining
- requiem
- sad
- screaming
- screeching
- sentimental
- shedding tears
- shrieking
- shrilling
- sniffling
- snivel
- sniveling
- snivelling
- sob
- sobbing
- sorrow
- sorrowful
- sorrowing
- squalling
- squawking
- squealing
- stewing
- tear
- tearful
- tears
- teary
- the blues
- threnody
- ululating
- ululation
- wail
- wailing
- weep
- weeping
- weepy
- whimpering
- whingeing
- whinging
- whining
- woe
- woebegone
- woeful
- worrying
- wretched
- yammering
- yauping
- yawping
- yelling
- yelping
- yowl
- yowling
Antonyms for keening
- accepting
- applauding
- beaming
- bearing
- blithe
- blithesome
- celebration
- cheer
- cheerful
- cheering
- cheery
- chuckling
- commending
- countenancing
- crowing
- delighting
- enduring
- enjoyment
- gay
- giggling
- grinning
- happiness
- happy
- jocose
- jovial
- joy
- laugh
- laughing
- laughter
- light
- lighthearted
- lightness
- lightsome
- merriment
- merry
- mirthful
- praise
- rejoicing
- smiling
- sunny
- taking
- tolerating
Meanings of keening
- verb
- To make cold, to sharpen.
- To utter a keen.
- To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- To mourn.
- noun
- Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.
- (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.
- adjective
- Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
Example Sentences
- In the cemetery, the sound of distant keening echoed through the still air.
- As the funeral procession passed by, the mourners began keening in unison.
- The ancient ritual involved a solemn ceremony with chanting and keening.
- In times of sorrow, communities often come together for shared keening.
- The haunting keening of a lone wolf added an eerie atmosphere to the night.
On this page you'll find 183 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to keening, such as: accepting, aching, applauding, bawl, bawling, baying, beaming.
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