What does knell mean?
Definitions for knell
nɛlknell
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Princeton's WordNet
knellverb
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
knellverb
ring as in announcing death
ring, knellverb
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
"Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
GCIDE
Knellnoun
The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, (figuratively), a warning or harbinger of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything; -- also called death knell.
Wiktionary
knellnoun
the sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
knellverb
to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
knellverb
to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell.
ChatGPT
knell
A knell is a sound made, often by a bell, to announce death, disaster, or the end of something. It can also refer metaphorically to an event or occurrence perceived as a sign of impending disaster or death.
Webster Dictionary
Knellnoun
the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything
Knellnoun
to sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen
Knellverb
to summon, as by a knell
Etymology: [OE. knellen, knillen, As. cnyllan. See Knell, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Knell
nel, n. the stroke of a bell: the sound of a bell at a death or funeral.—v.i. to sound as a bell: toll.—v.t. to summon as by a tolling bell. [A.S. cnyllan, to beat noisily; Dut. and Ger. knallen.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
KNELL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knell is ranked #21568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Knell surname appeared 1,210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Knell.
94% or 1,138 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 32 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of knell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of knell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of knell in a Sentence
What we're seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy, it's not just Donald Trump.
Emirates switching all of its order would certainly be the death knell for the A380.
Michigan State University’s probably more a spur toaction than a huge death knell.
What we're seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy, it's not just Trump.
I have never been exposed to someone as prepared, as fair, as impartial, as unbiased and as precise in his language as John Gleeson, john Gotti could spell a death knell for a case just in three or four words.
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- قرعة الناقوسArabic
- umíráček, zvonitCzech
- stemt nedDanish
- TotenglockeGerman
- πένθιμη κωδωνοκρουσίαGreek
- toque de difuntosSpanish
- صدای Persian
- kilinä, kumistaa, soitto, kilistää, kellonsoitto, kumina, kuolinkellotFinnish
- glasFrench
- seirm, beum-cluigScottish Gaelic
- समाधिवाली झंकारHindi
- lélekharang szavaHungarian
- tanda burukIndonesian
- rintocco, rintocco funebreItalian
- צִלצוּלHebrew
- 弔鐘Japanese
- 종소리Korean
- knellLatin
- doodsklokDutch
- knellNorwegian
- podzwonne, dzwonić, bić w dzwonPolish
- dobre a finadosPortuguese
- dangătRomanian
- звонить, звон, предвещатьRussian
- StSwedish
- நாதம்Tamil
- เสียงฆังมรณะThai
- matem çanıTurkish
- передвіщатиUkrainian
- knellUrdu
- chuông báo chếtVietnamese
- קנעללYiddish
- 喪鐘Chinese
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