Keening

The keening sound of the ambulance pierced through the silence of the night.

The character in the novel was portrayed as a keening figure, forever yearning for redemption and forgiveness.

As the casket was lowered into the ground, the mourners erupted in heart-wrenching keening, expressing their sorrow.

The widow sat alone in her empty house, keening softly for the husband she had lost.

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

The chilling keening of the banshee sent shivers down the spines of those who heard it.