Definitions for knellnɛl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
knellnɛl(n.)
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral.
a sound or sign announcing someone's death or the end of something.
any mournful sound.
(v.i.)(of a bell) to sound, as at a funeral.
to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound.
(v.t.)to proclaim or summon by or as if by a bell.
Origin of knell:
bef. 950; ME knellen, knyllen, OE cynllan; c. ON knylla to beat, strike; akin to D knallen to bang, MHG erknellen to resound
Princeton's WordNet
knell(verb)
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
knell(verb)
ring as in announcing death
ring, knell(verb)
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
"Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
Wiktionary
knell(Noun)
the sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
knell(Verb)
to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
knell(Verb)
to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell.
Webster Dictionary
Knell(noun)
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
Knell(noun)
to sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen
Knell(verb)
to summon, as by a knell
Translations for knell
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
knell(noun)
the sound of a bell giving warning of a death or funeral.
- doodsklok, geluiAfrikaans
- دَقَّة الحُزن بالجَرَسArabic
- погребален звънBulgarian
- dobrePortuguese (BR)
- hrana, umíráčekCzech
- die TotenglockeGerman
- begravelsesringningDanish
- πένθιμη κωδωνοκρουσίαGreek
- toque de difuntosSpanish
- hingekellEstonian
- صدای ناقوص عزاFarsi
- kuolinkellotFinnish
- glasFrench
- צִלצול הַפַּעֲמוֹןHebrew
- घण्टाHindi
- mrtvačko zvonoCroatian
- lélekharangHungarian
- dentang loncengIndonesian
- dapurlegur klukknahljómur, líkhringingIcelandic
- (campana a morto)Italian
- 弔いの鐘Japanese
- 종소리Korean
- skambinimas varpais (už mirusį), laidotuvių varpaiLithuanian
- kapa zvansLatvian
- bunyi loceng petanda kematianMalay
- doodsklokDutch
- ringing til begravelseNorwegian
- podzwonne, dzwonżałobnyPolish
- صدای ناقوص عزاPersian
- شرنګهارلكه د زنګ په اعلانولو سره د يو شى پيلPashto
- dobrePortuguese
- dangăt funebruRomanian
- похоронный звонRussian
- umieráčikSlovak
- mrtvaški zvonSlovenian
- zvonjavaSerbian
- själaringningSwedish
- เสียงระฆังในงานศพThai
- matemçanı sesiTurkish
- 喪鐘聲Chinese (Trad.)
- похоронний дзвінUkrainian
- گھنٹے کی آواز خصوصا کسی کی موت یا جنازے کے اعلان کے لۓUrdu
- hồi chuông báo tửVietnamese
- 丧钟声Chinese (Simp.)
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