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Keeving vs Keening - What's the difference?

keeving | keening |

As verbs the difference between keeving and keening

is that keeving is while keening is .

As an adjective keening is

sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

As a noun keening is

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

keeving

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    • keening

    English

    Adjective

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  • 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.

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