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To make a clear resonant or vibrating sound
“When a member of the family died, the castle bells would knell eleven times.”
To signal or proclaim something
“The church bells knelled the peaceful ending of the day.”
The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral
“As the knell died away, a black flag slowly rose up the mast and stopped half-way.”
A sign of the end or demise of something or someone
“This may be just one more story to sound a warning knell about the shortage of skills in our industry.”
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person
An object that rings, or the sound produced by this object
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