funeral knell

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• Knell — Knell, n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. {Knoll}, n. & v.] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Knell — Knell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knelling}.] [OE. knellen, knillen, As. cnyllan. See {Knell}, n.] To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen. [1913 Webster] Not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• knell — [nel] vi. [ME knyllen & (with echoic vowel change) knellen < OE cnyllan, akin to MHG (er)knellen: prob. echoic] 1. to ring in a slow, solemn way; toll 2. to sound ominously or mournfully vt. to call or announce by or as by a knell n. 1. the… …   English World dictionary

• knell — literary ► NOUN ▪ the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. ► VERB ▪ (of a bell) ring solemnly. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• knell — Synonyms and related words: annihilation, bane, bell, bemoan, bewail, biological death, bong, cessation of life, change ringing, chime, chiming, chink, clang, clanging, clangor, clank, clanking, clinical death, clink, coronach, crossing the bar,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• knell — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnyllan; akin to Middle High German erknellen to toll Date: before 12th century transitive verb to summon or announce by or as if by a knell intransitive verb 1. to ring especially for a death,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• knell — n. & v. n. 1 the sound of a bell, esp. when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. 2 an announcement, event, etc., regarded as a solemn warning of disaster. v. 1 intr. a (of a bell) ring solemnly, esp. for a death or funeral. b make a doleful or… …   Useful english dictionary

• funeral march — Synonyms and related words: andante, claudication, coronach, crawl, creep, dead march, death knell, death song, dirge, dogtrot, elegy, epicedium, eulogy, footpace, funeral oration, funeral song, graveside oration, hobble, jog, jog trot, keen,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• knell — /nel/, n. 1. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral. 2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something: the knell of parting day. 3. any mournful sound. v.i. 4. to …   Universalium

• knell — n 1. death knell, death toll, death or funeral or mourning bell; (all of funeral bells) toll, tolling, Archaic. knolling, sounding, resounding, peal, pealing, ring, ringing, chime, chiming, tintinnabulation. v 2. toll, Archaic. knoll, sound,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• funeral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obsequies; burial, interment, entombment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rites for the dead] Syn. burial, interment, last rites, obsequies, memorial service, burial ceremony, sepulture, entombment, mortuary… …   English dictionary for students