Keening

The keening mother clutched her child's lifeless body, unable to contain her grief.

The young girl gazed out the window with keening eyes, longing for her father's return.

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

The old man sat by the grave, keening softly for his departed wife.

The keening howl of the lost child echoed through the forest, raising concern among the search party.

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