Keening

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

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 marathon runner pushed through the pain with a keening determination, longing to cross the finish line.

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.

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