Associations to the word «Knell»
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Wiktionary
KNELL, verb. (intransitive) to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
KNELL, verb. (transitive) to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell.
KNELL, noun. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
Dictionary definition
KNELL, noun. The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something.
KNELL, verb. Ring as in announcing death.
KNELL, verb. Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church".
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