toll
/təʊl/ verb C2- To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly. · Martin tolled the great bell every day.· Ask not for whom the bell tolls.
- To summon by ringing a bell. · The ringer tolled the workers back from the fields for vespers.
- To announce by ringing a bell. · The bells tolled the King’s death.
- To make a sound as if made by a bell.
He/she/it tolls · Past tolled · Past participle tolled · -ing form tolling
Verb forms
- Base form
- toll
- He/she/it
- tolls
- Past
- tolled
- Past participle
- tolled
- -ing form
- tolling
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Critics compellingly argue that the inherent constraints of captivity inflict an indelible psychological toll upon sentient beings accustomed to expansive territories.
However, this relentless march of infrastructural progress exacted a profound toll on communities that found themselves excluded from the grand master plan.
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