Keening

The keening screech of the brakes startled the pedestrians on the busy street.

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

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

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

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

The keening sound of the foghorn guided ships safely through the thick mist.

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