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Meaning of 'knell' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knell [ n.]
- The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
- To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.
2 . Knell [ v. t.]
- To summon, as by a knell.

Meaning of 'knell' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knell [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Example in sentence:
  • My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church;
  • Ring the bells

Nearby Words:

knead kneadable kneaded kneader kneading kneadingly knebelite kneck knee knee-crooking

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