 knell |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (music) make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification | |
| Synonyms: | ring | |
| Examples: | "Ring the bells" "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" |
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| Related terms: | sound toll toll ring toller go | |
| 2. | [ verb ] ring, as of bells announcing death | |
| Related terms: | ring | |
| 3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23702 | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something | |
| Related terms: | bell ring | |
| Similar spelling: |
knoll kneel knawel |
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