Keening

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

The keening smell of rotten eggs filled the kitchen, indicating a gas leak.

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

The keening smell of rotten eggs indicated a gas leak in the basement.

The eerie keening of the siren warned the residents of the impending storm.

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