keen

/kiːn/ · verb

Meaning

To make cold, to sharpen.
Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
Fierce, intense, vehement.
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
To utter a keen.
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
To mourn.

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