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 young child stood by the graveside, keening for his pet dog that had passed away.

The lonely lighthouse emitted a keening beam of light that swept across the dark sea.

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

The sound of keening could be heard from afar, drawing people to the funeral grounds to pay their respects.