what does knell mean?
KNELL as NOUN
- Meaning
- the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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KNELL as VERB
- Meaning
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
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Usage Example(s)
- Ring the bells
- My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- ring as in announcing death
Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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