Keening

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

As the casket was lowered into the ground, the mourners erupted in heart-wrenching keening, expressing their sorrow.

The village came together to perform the age-old keening ritual, a poignant tribute to their departed elders.

The ancient ritual involved keening to honor the spirits of the ancestors.

The keening smell of rotten eggs indicated a gas leak in the basement.

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

The eerie keening of the siren warned the residents of the impending storm.