Keening

The mourners swayed and chanted in a keening rhythm, honoring the memory of the deceased.

The keening screech of the brakes startled the pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The keening sound of the ambulance siren signaled a tragedy unfolding on the streets.

The abandoned graveyard was filled with the keening of the wind passing through the tombstones.

The keening of the steam whistle signaled the departure of the train from the platform.

The distant keening of the siren warned of an approaching storm.

The keening sound of the ambulance siren pierced through the busy city streets.