Complete Definition of "knell"

English

Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive of a bell, to ring slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
  2. transitive to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell.

Noun
en-noun

  1. the sound of a bell knelling; a toll.

Translations
trans-top|sound of a bell knelling
Czech: umírá�ek m (for a funeral)
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trans-bottom

Derived terms
death knell

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