knell

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to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll
the sound of a bell knelling; a toll

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,.

to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something ring as in announcing death
{n} the found made by tolling a bell
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen
The stroke 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 summon, as by a knell
the sound of a bell being rung slowly because someone has died death knell
of a bell, to ring slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll
{f} ring a funeral bell; ring in a mournful manner; signal disaster, sound a warning
{i} mournful ringing of a bell (i.e. at a funeral); evil omen
ring as in announcing death
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
death knell
A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something

It is the death knell of an orchestra if it doesn't have its own home, he says.

death knell
The tolling of a bell announcing death

Its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death-knell.

death-knell
Alternative spelling of death knell
A knell
knoll
death knell
If you say that something sounds the death knell for a particular person or thing, you mean it will cause that person or thing to fail, end, or cease to exist. The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business. a sign that something will soon fail or stop existing death blow (sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of sth
death knell
a bell rung to announce a death
death knell
a bell rung to announce a death an omen of death or destruction
death knell
an omen of death or destruction
knelled
past of knell
knelling
present participle of knell
knells
plural of , knell
knells
third-person singular of knell
knell

    Turkish pronunciation

    nel

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnel/ /ˈnɛl/

    Etymology

    [ 'nel ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English cnyllan; akin to Middle High German erknellen to toll.
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