Keening

The old woman's keening wails pierced the quiet night, mourning the loss of her husband.

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

The women of the village gathered to keening when they heard the news of the shipwreck.

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

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

The mother's keening could be heard as she grieved over the loss of her child.