plaintive

the bird’s plaintive call

Fuzzy guitar workouts, with plaintive folky compositions.

Somewhere in the audience an old woman’s voice began plaintive wail.

a plaintive cry for help

her plaintive voice echoed through the empty room

the plaintive melody of the violin moved the audience to tears

he sang the song in a plaintive tone

the dog let out a plaintive whine as its owner left

the plaintive look in her eyes revealed her sadness

the cat made a plaintive meow as it waited by the door

his plaintive expression tugged at her heartstrings

the plaintive wail of the wind could be heard outside

she wrote a plaintive letter to her lost love

Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance, plaintive, placating.

He passed his hand across his eyes, he sighed, his voice became plaintive.

Your phone utters its final plaintive " bleep" and cuts out in the middle of your call.

" Why don't you leave me alone? " There was an almost plaintive note in his anger.

The air which was played, was plaintive and melodious.

Constantly they gave tongue to a plaintive note of calling.

She clasped her hands, suddenly carrying her urgency to plaintive entreaty.

But then I would get these plaintive emails from him when he was at work.

The crying of the loons strikes people as plaintive and chilling.

Stoick's tummy gave out a plaintive rumble like a distant underground explosion.