Keening

The keening sound of the ambulance pierced through the silence of the night.

The old haunted house echoed with the keening cries of unseen spirits.

As the funeral procession passed by, the sound of keening echoed through the streets.

The character in the horror movie let out a keening scream that sent chills down the audience's spine.

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