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Synonyms
knell (nĕl)

[Middle English knellen, from Old English cnyllan.]

verb: knelled, knell·ing, knells. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; toll.
  2. To give forth a mournful or ominous sound.

transitive verb 

To signal, summon, or proclaim by tolling.

noun 

  1. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
  2. A signal of disaster or destruction.