Keening

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

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

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

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

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