Keening

The keening cry of the baby echoed through the quiet night.

The keening whistle of the teapot signaled that the water was boiling.

The young girl gazed out the window with keening eyes, longing for the arrival of her absent father.

The abandoned puppy let out a keening howl, desperately yearning for someone to rescue it.

The wounded animal emitted a keening cry, pleading for help.

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

The keening howls of the wolf pierced the silence of the night.