Knell Definition

nĕl
knells
verb
knells
To call or announce by or as by a knell.
Webster's New World
To ring in a slow, solemn way; toll.
Webster's New World
To sound ominously or mournfully.
Webster's New World
To signal, summon, or proclaim by tolling.
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noun
knells
The sound of a bell, esp. of a bell rung slowly, as at a funeral.
Webster's New World
A signal of disaster or destruction.
American Heritage
An omen of death, failure, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Knell

Noun

Singular:
knell
Plural:
knells

Origin of Knell

  • Middle English knellen from Old English cnyllan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Knell Sentence Examples

  • Every second the Prussians rung the knell of death with their artillery.

  • The security breach and the violence in Parliament Square overshadowed the vote itself which anti-hunting campaigners hope will signal the death knell of foxhunting.

  • Toll on, thou passing bell; Ring out my doleful knell; Let thy sound my death tell.

  • Changes in finance could be quietly tolling the death knell for property companies anyway, he believes.

  • Is Norwich Union's closure of Hill House Hammond the death knell of the high street broker?

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Words Starting With

KKNKNE

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LLLELL

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