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Keening vs Ululation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between keening and ululation

is that keening is intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake while ululation is a long, loud, mournful cry or howl.

As an adjective keening

is sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

As a verb keening

is present participle of lang=en.

keening

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
    • ''The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge"

    Noun

  • Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
  • (by extension) An unpleasant sound.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    ululation

    English

    (wikipedia ululation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, loud, mournful cry or howl.