keening

She crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl.
When An Adopted Child Won’t Attach|Tina Traster|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But nothing they essayed could fully drown out the keening of their lust to return to high office.
Tony Blair May Be Planning a Political Comeback but in What Role It’s Hard to Imagine|Peter Popham|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Only the bitter wind existed here, as always it had, keening along glittering ice surfaces, sporting with the snow.
The Sphere of Sleep|Chester S. Geier
Then the whole company of the Fianna that were there gave three great heavy shouts, keening for Diarmuid.
Gods and Fighting Men|Lady I. A. Gregory

The spinning egg began to drop at once, but he let out a long, keening cry, adding a slight flip of his other arm.
The Sky Is Falling|Lester del Rey
To the left, miles down a long purple slope, was a little ribbon of mist, where moved the keening Rio Grande.
The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane
Ted was left alone with the keening breeze, the murmuring trees and the Mahela.
Double Challenge|James Arthur Kjelgaard

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