keening
Example Sentences
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As such, there's little to compare with the straightforward joy of Watermelon Sugar, or the keening desire of As It Was - but Styles isn't stupid enough to alienate his fanbase entirely.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
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
When I set out to write this, I admit, I meant it to be as rueful as Earl’s keening deathbed monologue about “the goddamn regret.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
The tone of his voice is high, a keening sound.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
Gunwoo let out a keening sound of such anguish it stabbed at Doha’s heart.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
