Synonyms for keens
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : keen |
| Phonetic Transcription : kin |
Top 10 synonyms for keens Other synonyms for the word keens
- anguish
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- be brokenhearted
- be sad
- bear
- bellow
- bemoan
- bewail
- bleed
- blub
- blubber
- boohoo
- burst into tears
- carry on
- caterwaul
- chant
- choke up
- clamor
- complaining
- coronach
- crack up
- cry
- cry a river
- cry the blues
- death march
- death song
- deplore
- dirge
- dissolve in tears
- drip
- eat one's heart out
- elegy
- endure
- funeral song
- grieving
- groan
- grouse
- growl
- hang crepe
- hoot
- howl
- hurt
- hymn
- jeremiad
- jowl
- keen
- keening
- kick
- lament
- languish
- let go
- let it all out
- let it out
- long for
- march
- mewl
- miss
- moan
- moaning
- monody
- mourn
- mourning
- mumble
- murmur
- object
- outcry
- pine
- plaint
- put on the weeps
- quest
- regret
- repine
- requiem
- ring the blues
- roar
- rue
- scream
- shed bitter tears
- shed tears
- shout
- shriek
- sigh
- sing the blues
- sniff
- snivel
- sob
- sobbing
- sorrow
- squall
- suffer
- take it hard
- tears
- threnody
- turn on waterworks
- ululate
- ululation
- wail
- wailing
- wear black
- weep
- weeping
- whimper
- whine
- wring hands
- yammer
- yearn
- yell
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
Définition of keens
Origin :- c.1200, from Old English cene "bold brave," later "clever, wise," from Proto-Germanic *kan- "be able to" (see can). Original prehistoric senses seem to have been both "brave" and "skilled;" cognate with Old Norse kænn "skillful, wise," Middle Dutch coene "bold," Dutch koen, Old High German kuon "pugnacious, strong," German kühn "bold, daring." Sense of "eager" is from mid-14c. The meaning "sharp" is peculiar to English: of blades and edges early 13c., of sounds c.1400, of eyesight c.1720. A popular word of approval in teenager and student slang from c.1900.
- As in lament/lamentation : noun grief, complaint
- As in ululation : noun howl
- As in dirge : noun sad song
- As in howl : noun long, painful cry
- As in moan : verb groan, complain
- As in mourn : verb be sad over loss
- As in wail : verb cry loudly
- As in weep : verb cry
- As in ululate : verb howl
- As in cry : verb weep and make sad sounds
- As in grieve : verb mourn, feel deep distress
- As in groan : verb moan, complain
- Keens and I then went towards the Tower, and stepped into a gunsmiths shop, and stopped some time.
- Extract from : « The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 » by Camden Pelham
- "Some might think so," replied Mrs. Keens, stopping her wringer to reflect a little.
- Extract from : « Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature » by Various
- Unlike Mrs. Davids, Mrs. Keens neither pitied herself nor would allow anybody else to do so.
- Extract from : « Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature » by Various
- The keeners may or may not be professional, and the keens are more often of a traditional than of an improvised description.
- Extract from : « Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) » by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
- The Albanian keens are not always versified; 376 they sometimes consist simply in the endless reiteration of a single phrase.
- Extract from : « Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) » by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
- We trusted to his judgment just like him and Mac would of trusted me to tell the taxi-driver where to go from Keens.
- Extract from : « Believe You Me! » by Nina Wilcox Putnam
Antonyms for keens
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