keening

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Only a handful of authentic keening songs were recorded from traditional singers, which Róis referenced on the record.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Shift to Sport mode and the engine will hold at a high, keening rpm, trying to charge the battery faster than the driver can drain it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

The tone of his voice is high, a keening sound.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

Mr. Sonnier’s virtuoso accordion work and his vocals, by turns keening and supple, infused the country airwaves in the late 1980s with Cajun, rock, swamp-pop and jazz sensibilities.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

No Argive there but wept, such keening rose from that one Muse who led the song.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer