Keening

The keening notes of the bagpipes resonated through the air during the memorial ceremony.

The keening cries of the bereaved could be heard at the gravesite.

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 mourners' keening filled the air as they bid farewell to their beloved friend.

The keening of mourners echoed through the somber church as they bid farewell to their beloved pastor.

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

The character in the horror movie let out a keening scream that sent chills down the audience's spine.