Keening

The keening whistle of the tea kettle signaled that the water had boiled.

The old woman's keening wails pierced the quiet night, mourning the loss of her husband.

The artist painted with a keening heart, yearning to capture the beauty of nature on the canvas.

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

The violinist played a sorrowful melody, evoking a keening tone from the instrument.

The mother's keening could be heard as she grieved over the loss of her child.