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keen

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
kiːn

Definitions

  1. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
  2. A surname.

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Examples

“[S]he went so swiftly that he could only follow⟳ her to the door. The large shape⟳ of the car swallowed her up; and the car twisted softly around the little drive⟳ and away to the London road. Minutes later he heard its Klaxon, just one sharp keen, like⟳ the harsh cry⟳ of a sea-bird.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Keen-chang Keen-eyed keen-wittedness Keena Keenan Keenbrook

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