Keening

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

The keening screech of the brakes startled the pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The refugee glanced back at his war-torn homeland with keening eyes, filled with longing for a peaceful life.

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

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

The keening of the steam whistle signaled the departure of the train from the platform.

The traditional keening brought tears to the eyes of all those who listened, capturing the pain of loss in its rawest form.

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

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