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Knell Common

Knell has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

2

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

Verb
1

ring as in announcing death

2

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

"Ring the bells"

"My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

3

To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
knelling knelled knells knoll proclaim toll funeral end
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bell ring sound
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
toll
Rhyming Words
ell dell well fell jell pell zell yell nell mell rell cell sell hell kell tell odell adell dwell quell
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