knell

noun

the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

verb

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

ring as in announcing death

Synonyms for knell

ringv belln tollingn tintinnabulatev chimen pealn jinglingadj tinklen clangingadj demisen

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