Keening

The haunting keening of the wind through the trees added to the eerie atmosphere of the haunted house.

The keening screech of the brakes startled the pedestrians on the busy street.

The character in the novel was portrayed as a keening figure, forever yearning for redemption and forgiveness.

The old house was rumored to be haunted, with ghostly keening heard at night.

As the casket was lowered into the ground, the mourners erupted in heart-wrenching keening, expressing their sorrow.

The old woman's keening pierced the night as she grieved the passing of her only son.

The sound of keening echoed through the empty halls of the castle.

The keening sound of the foghorn guided ships safely through the thick mist.