* Keening itself is a noun, meaning a loud, mournful wailing or lament, typically at a funeral.
However, you could use related words or phrases to express similar concepts:
* Pre-keening (to describe the actions or feelings leading up to the keening)
* Post-keening (to describe the actions or feelings after the keening)
* Keeningly (as an adverb, meaning "in a keening manner")
* Keener (as a noun, meaning a person who keens)
* To keen (as a verb, meaning to wail or lament)
It's important to note that these are not standard or universally recognized terms, but rather suggested options based on the meaning of "keening".