knell
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/nɛl/
English
Definitions
noun
- The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
- A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
verb
- To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
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Synonyms
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