Keening

The artist painted with a keening heart, yearning to capture the beauty of nature on the canvas.

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

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

The violinist played a sorrowful melody, evoking a keening tone from the instrument.

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

The injured bird emitted a keening cry, signaling its distress.