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Definition of knell in English: knellnoun nɛlnɛl literary 1The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. Example sentencesExamples - I was sure anyone within five miles would have heard it the way they hear a church bell's knell or a train's whistle.
- As the knell died away, a black flag slowly rose up the mast and stopped half-way.
- The very word is like a knell, signalling the approach of death.
Synonyms toll, tolling, ringing, chime, clang, dong, peal, stroke, resounding, reverberation, clangour, boom death knell archaic knoll, tocsin - 1.1 Used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end of something.
emails and text messages are sounding the knell for the written word Example sentencesExamples - The huntsman's horn sounded the final knell when the last traditional hunt by the Tedworth came to en end.
- If you fear this may be just one more story to sound a warning knell about the IT skills shortage - not to worry.
Synonyms end, beginning of the end, presage of the end, death knell death sentence, death warrant omen, evil omen, ill omen, portent, warning
verb nɛlnɛl [no object]literary 1(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral. - 1.1with object Proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell.
Example sentencesExamples - I could almost hear the two-tone foghorns knelling my demise.
Synonyms herald, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce, launch, celebrate, mark, signify, indicate, give notice of
Origin Old English cnyll (noun), cnyllan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knal (noun), knallen (verb) 'bang, pop, crack'. The current spelling (dating from the 16th century) is perhaps influenced by bell1. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of knell in US English: knellnounnelnɛl literary 1The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. Example sentencesExamples - I was sure anyone within five miles would have heard it the way they hear a church bell's knell or a train's whistle.
- The very word is like a knell, signalling the approach of death.
- As the knell died away, a black flag slowly rose up the mast and stopped half-way.
Synonyms toll, tolling, ringing, chime, clang, dong, peal, stroke, resounding, reverberation, clangour, boom - 1.1 Used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end of something.
the decision will probably toll the knell for the facility Example sentencesExamples - The huntsman's horn sounded the final knell when the last traditional hunt by the Tedworth came to en end.
- If you fear this may be just one more story to sound a warning knell about the IT skills shortage - not to worry.
Synonyms end, beginning of the end, presage of the end, death knell
verbnelnɛl [no object]literary 1(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral. - 1.1with object Proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell.
Example sentencesExamples - I could almost hear the two-tone foghorns knelling my demise.
Synonyms herald, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce, launch, celebrate, mark, signify, indicate, give notice of
Origin Old English cnyll (noun), cnyllan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knal (noun), knallen (verb) ‘bang, pop, crack’. The current spelling (dating from the 16th century) is perhaps influenced by bell. |