different between keening vs ululation

English

Etymology

From Irish caoineadh.

Adjective

keening (not comparable)

1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

   The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge.

Noun

keening (countable and uncountable, plural keenings)

1. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
2. (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

Verb

keening

1. present participle of keen

Anagrams

• kneeing

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulul?ti?, from ulul? (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -?ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ju?lj??le??(?)n/, /?lj?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?julju?le???n/, /??lj?-/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ulu?lat?ion

Noun

ululation (plural ululations)

1. The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.

Related terms

• ululant
• ululate

Translations

Further reading

• ululation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia