verb🔗ShareTo ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll."The church bells were knelling softly as the funeral procession passed by. "soundritualreligionmusictraditionbell-ringingeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell."The church bells were knelling the news of the mayor's passing. "soundsignalcommunicationreligionbell-ringingritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell."The church bells were knelling, calling the townspeople to the evening service. "soundcommunicationreligionritualbell-ringingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe tolling of a bell."The knelling of the church bell signaled the start of the funeral. "soundreligionritualbell-ringingtraditiontimecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading