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Knell

nɛl

Knell definitions

noun

Inflections:

knell

the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

Synonyms:
toll tolling ringing chime clang dong peal stroke resounding reverberation clangour boom
- used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end of something
  
  "emails and text messages are sounding the knell for the written word"

verb

Inflections:

knell knelled knelling knells

(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral

Synonyms:
ring peal toll sound
- proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell