KNELL


Meaning of KNELL in English

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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 ominous sound. 2 tr. proclaim by or as by a knell (knelled the death of all their hopes). øring the knell of announce or herald the end of. [OE cnyll, cnyllan: perh. infl. by bell]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.