Knell in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Knell in Hindi हिन्दी
Knell in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
Knell in Marathi मराठी
Knell in Tamil தமிழ்
Knell in Urdu اُردُو
Knell in English
- knell⇄knell, noun, verb.
- knell⇄noun 1. the sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a funeral.
Ex. We could hear the knell of the church bell sounding for the dead President.
2. (Figurative.) something regarded as a sign of death oras telling of a death.
Ex. - knell⇄v.i. 1. (of a bell) to ring slowly, especially for a death or at a funeral; toll.
Ex. The sullen, huge oracular bell, Which never knells but for a princely death (Byron).
2. (Figurative.) to give a warning sign of death, failure, or the like - knell⇄v.t. 1. to summon or call by or as if by a knell.
Ex. Each matin bell ... knells us back to a world of death (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
2. to proclaim by or as if by a knell.
Ex. Its huge clocks had successively knelled three hours aft