Keening

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

The patient lay in the hospital bed, his keening thoughts consumed by the desire to be healthy again.

The traditional keening brought tears to the eyes of all those who listened, capturing the pain of loss in its rawest form.

The women of the village gathered to keening when they heard the news of the shipwreck.

The keening aroma of freshly baked bread wafted through the bakery.

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

The haunting sound of keening echoed through the village as news of the tragedy spread.

The keening mother held her child's lifeless body, overcome with grief.