knell
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Synonyms: knoll, snell, kell, kneel, nell, knelt, kvell, knel, knill, inell, kwell
Antonyms: knoll, snell, kell, kneel, nell, knelt, kvell, knel, knill, inell, kwell
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Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[ring]] a bell [[slowly]], especially for a [[funeral]]; to [[toll]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[signal]] or [[proclaim]] something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[summon]] by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
Noun
- The sound of a bell knelling; a [[toll]] (particularly one signalling a death).
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[sign]] of the [[end]] or [[demise]] of something or someone.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
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