Keening

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

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

The keening whistle of the teapot signaled that the water was boiling.

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

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

The lonely lighthouse emitted a keening beam of light that swept across the dark sea.

The haunting sound of keening echoed through the village as news of the tragedy spread.

The keening mother held her child's lifeless body, overcome with grief.