Keening

The keening whistle of the tea kettle signaled that the water had boiled.

The artist painted with a keening heart, yearning to capture the beauty of nature on the canvas.

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 man sat by the grave, keening softly for his departed wife.

The violinist played a sorrowful melody, evoking a keening tone from the instrument.