knell
IPA: nˈɛɫ
noun
- The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
- (figuratively) A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- (transitive) To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- (transitive) To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
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