C2 noun #90,000 most common

knell

UK /nɛl/ | US /nɛl/

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

knell in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
  • (noun) A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
  • (verb) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
  2. 2
    noun A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
  3. 3
    verb To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
  4. 4
    verb To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
  5. 5
    verb To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
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