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Loudly lamenting
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keening
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Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead. In Ireland and Scotland it is customary for women to wail or keen at funerals. Keening has also been used as part of civil disobedience and protest.
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sharp, shrill, especially of a sound. n. 1 Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake 2 (by extension) An unpleasant sound. v (present participle of keen English)
Usage examples of keening.
Wealthy New York Democrats, especially those who had been keening for Al Gore to run, have been slow to commit to a presidential candidate.