Keening

The keening cry of the baby echoed through the quiet night.

The keening whistle of the tea kettle signaled that the water had boiled.

The keening whistle of the teapot signaled that the water was boiling.

The keening mother clutched her child's lifeless body, unable to contain her grief.

As the fog rolled in, a keening foghorn warned ships of the treacherous rocks ahead.

The young girl gazed out the window with keening eyes, longing for her father's return.

The young girl gazed out the window with keening eyes, longing for the arrival of her absent father.

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

The ancient ritual involved participants keening together to honor their ancestors.

The keening howl of the lost child echoed through the forest, raising concern among the search party.