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- Dictionaryknell/nɛl/
noun
- 1. the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. Similar
verb
- 1. (of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.
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(Definition of knell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of knell. knell. If plans to produce cellulosic ethanol are carried very far, it could be the death knell for biodiversity and, with it, humanity's life-support systems. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
noun. ˈnel. Synonyms of knell. 1. : a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) 2. : an indication of the end or the failure of something. sounded the death knell for our hopes. knell. 2 of 2. verb. knelled; knelling; knells. transitive verb. : to summon or announce by or as if by a knell.
1. the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral. 2. something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction. vb. 3. (intr) to ring a knell. 4. (tr) to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell.
KNELL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of knell in English. knell. noun [ S ] us / nel / uk / nel / Add to word list. a death knell. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre.
A knell is a ringing sound, particularly from a bell tolled to announce a death or the end of something. Which is kind of depressing. From the Old English cnyll, meaning “sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly,” comes our modern day knell.
1. the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral. 2. something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction. verb. 3. (intransitive) to ring a knell. 4. (transitive) to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell.
Definition of knell noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Knell Definition. nĕl. knells. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. knells. To call or announce by or as by a knell. Webster's New World. To ring in a slow, solemn way; toll. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To sound ominously or mournfully. Webster's New World.
1. the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral. [...] 2. something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction. [...] 3. to ring a knell. [...] 4. to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell. [...] More. Conjugations of 'knell' present simple: I knell, you knell [...] past simple: I knelled, you knelled [...]
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