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How do you use Keening in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Keening in a sentence

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Keening meaning

Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

Using Keening

  • The main meaning on this page is: Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

Context around Keening

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Keening

  • In this selection, "keening" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ethereal, beside and woman stand out and add context to how "keening" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include d be keening beside you and of ethereal keening. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "keening" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with keening

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This keening woman may in some cases be a professional, and the best keeners would be in high demand. (19 words)

One minute he’d be keening beside you; the next, he’d be gone and so would your wallet, intensifying the weeping and wailing over fresh loss. (27 words)

Winds piped in with staccato, insistently rhythmic patter as a trio of vocalists — sopranos Holly Sedillos and Zanaida Robles and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman — burst through with sheets of ethereal keening. (31 words)

Winds piped in with staccato, insistently rhythmic patter as a trio of vocalists — sopranos Holly Sedillos and Zanaida Robles and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman — burst through with sheets of ethereal keening. (31 words)

One minute he’d be keening beside you; the next, he’d be gone and so would your wallet, intensifying the weeping and wailing over fresh loss. (27 words)

This keening woman may in some cases be a professional, and the best keeners would be in high demand. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

Winds piped in with staccato, insistently rhythmic patter as a trio of vocalists — sopranos Holly Sedillos and Zanaida Robles and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman — burst through with sheets of ethereal keening.

One minute he’d be keening beside you; the next, he’d be gone and so would your wallet, intensifying the weeping and wailing over fresh loss.

This keening woman may in some cases be a professional, and the best keeners would be in high demand.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "keening" in a sentence?
An example: "Winds piped in with staccato, insistently rhythmic patter as a trio of vocalists — sopranos Holly Sedillos and Zanaida Robles and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman — burst through with sheets of ethereal keening." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "keening" from authentic English texts.
What does "keening" mean?
Keening means: Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
How many example sentences with "keening" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "keening", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.