1) Banshee sound 2) Death custom 3) Loudly lamenting 4) The act of a person who keens 5) Wailing 1) Sad 
Keening is a form of vocal lament associated with mourning that is traditional in Ireland, Scotland, and other cultures. ==Etymology== `Keen` as a noun or verb comes from the Irish/Scots Gaelic term `caoineadh` (to cry, to weep) and references to it from the seventh, eighth and twelfth centuries are extensive. ==History== Written sources that ...
the act of a person who keens. · a wailing lament for the dead; keen.