Keening

The mourners swayed and chanted in a keening rhythm, honoring the memory of the deceased.

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

The injured bird emitted a keening cry, signaling its distress.

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

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