Read the following sentences from "The Swimming Contest."

Question

“Back in the house, Abdul-Karim put on a record, wound the handle and adjusted the soundbox. The sound of a kamanji and drum and cymbals issued forth, immediately followed by an Arab song, sung in a sweet plaintive voice, with delicate, floating trills.”

In this sentence, “plaintive” most likely means
(1 point)
Responses

hesitant.
hesitant.

high-pitched.
high-pitched.

pleading.
pleading.

sorrowful.

Answer 1

sorrowful.