Keening

The keening screech of the brakes startled the pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The abandoned graveyard was filled with the keening of the wind passing through the tombstones.

The keening of the steam whistle signaled the departure of the train from the platform.

The haunting melody of the keening bagpipes played at the memorial service brought a sense of solemnity to the occasion.

The artist's brush moved across the canvas with a keening grace, expressing her deep longing for freedom.

The women gathered in the cemetery, their voices intertwining in a mournful keening that honored the departed.