noun Download 🔗Share The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). Examples : "The somber knell of the church bell echoed through the town, announcing the death of a beloved teacher. " sound religion ritual bell-ringing sign event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. Examples : "The closure of the local library was a knell for community learning in that neighborhood. " sign sound event negative culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. Examples : "The church bell began to knell slowly as the funeral procession passed by. " sound religion ritual event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell. Examples : "The church bell began to knell slowly after the announcement of the beloved priest's passing. " sound religion ritual signal bell-ringing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell. Examples : "The church bell began to knell, summoning the townspeople to the emergency meeting. " sound religion communication bell-ringing ritual Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading