knell
/nɛl/ verb C2- 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.
He/she/it knells · Past knelled · Past participle knelled · -ing form knelling
Verb forms
- Base form
- knell
- He/she/it
- knells
- Past
- knelled
- Past participle
- knelled
- -ing form
- knelling
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Never did funeral knell, never did alarm-bell, produce a greater effect on the hearer.
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