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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.
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.
knell. noun. These are words and phrases related to knell. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of knell. PEAL. Synonyms. peal. ringing. reverberation. resounding. clangor. toll. din. tintinnabulation. clap. crash. crack. roar. blare. boom. blast. rumble. roll. RING. Synonyms. ringing sound. resonance.
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.
1. : to ring especially for a death, funeral, or disaster : toll. 2. : to sound in an ominous manner or with an ominous effect. Synonyms. Verb. bong. chime. peal. ring. toll. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of knell in a Sentence.
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.
Definition of knell noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral. 2. a sound or sign announcing someone's death or the end of something. 3. any mournful sound.
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Knell definition: To ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; toll.
