Keening

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

As the funeral procession passed by, the mourners let out keening wails of grief, filling the air with a somber atmosphere.

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

The keening voices of the choir brought tears to the audience's eyes.

The keening tone of his voice conveyed the depth of his heartbreak.