knell

Plural: knells

Noun

• the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
• The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
• A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.

Verb

Verb Forms: knelled, knelling, knells

• To ring a bell, especially slowly or for a death.
• ring as in announcing death
• make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
• To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
• To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.

Examples

• The high-scoring word seemed to knell the end of her opponent’s winning streak.

Synonyms

ring

Anagrams of knell