Keening

The haunting keening of the wind through the trees added to the eerie atmosphere of the haunted house.

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

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

The old house was rumored to be haunted, with ghostly keening heard at night.

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