Knell — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

ring as in announcing death

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛl/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɛl/.

Examples

Ring the bells
My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ring

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
verb	ring as in announcing death
verb	make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification “Ring the bells”

Word Forms

knell	verb	make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
knell	noun	the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
ring	noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe
ringer	noun	a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
ringing	noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Totenglocke

der Klang einer Glocke, die langsam läutete, um einen Tod oder eine Beerdigung oder das Ende von etwas anzukündigen

🇫🇷French

glas

le son d'une cloche qui sonne lentement pour annoncer un décès ou des funérailles ou la fin de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

toque de difuntos

el sonido de una campana que suena lentamente para anunciar una muerte o un funeral o el final de algo

🇮🇹Italian

campana

il suono di una campana suonata lentamente per annunciare una morte o un funerale o la fine di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

klok

het geluid van een bel die langzaam klonk om een overlijden of een begrafenis of het einde van iets aan te kondigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ajoelhar

o som de um sino tocando lentamente para anunciar uma morte ou um funeral ou o fim de algo

🇷🇺Russian

звонить

звук медленного звонка, возвещающий о смерти, похоронах или окончании чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाधिवाली झंकार

किसी मृत्यु या अंतिम संस्कार या किसी चीज़ के अंत की घोषणा करने के लिए धीरे-धीरे बजने वाली घंटी की आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

হাঁটু

একটি মৃত্যু বা অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া বা কিছুর সমাপ্তি ঘোষণা করতে একটি ঘণ্টার শব্দ ধীরে ধীরে বেজে ওঠে

🇮🇳Tamil

மண்டியிடு

ஒரு மரணம் அல்லது இறுதிச் சடங்கு அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒரு முடிவை அறிவிக்க ஒரு மணியின் சத்தம் மெதுவாக ஒலித்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

మోకరిల్లి

మరణం లేదా అంత్యక్రియలు లేదా ఏదైనా ముగింపును ప్రకటించడానికి గంట శబ్దం నెమ్మదిగా మోగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गुडघे टेकणे

मृत्यू किंवा अंत्यसंस्कार किंवा काहीतरी संपल्याची घोषणा करण्यासाठी हळू हळू घंटा वाजल्याचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૂંટણ

મૃત્યુ અથવા અંતિમ સંસ્કાર અથવા કંઈકના અંતની જાહેરાત કરવા માટે ઘંટડીનો અવાજ ધીમે ધીમે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಡಿಯೂರಿ

ಒಂದು ಸಾವು ಅಥವಾ ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೋ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಘೋಷಿಸಲು ಗಂಟೆಯ ಸದ್ದು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮೊಳಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുട്ടുകുത്തുക

ഒരു മരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശവസംസ്കാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അവസാനം അറിയിക്കാൻ ഒരു മണിയുടെ ശബ്ദം പതുക്കെ മുഴങ്ങി

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹنے ٹیکنا

موت یا جنازے یا کسی چیز کے خاتمے کا اعلان کرنے کے لیے آہستہ آہستہ گھنٹی بجنے کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丧钟

缓慢响起的钟声宣布死亡、葬礼或某件事的结束

🇯🇵Japanese

ひざまずく

死、葬儀、または何かの終わりを告げるためにゆっくりと鳴る鐘の音

🇰🇷Korean

종소리

죽음이나 장례식 또는 어떤 일의 끝을 알리기 위해 천천히 울리는 종소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi chuông

âm thanh của một chiếc chuông rung chậm để thông báo về cái chết hoặc một đám tang hoặc sự kết thúc của một điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

คุกเข่า

เสียงระฆังดังขึ้นช้าๆ เพื่อประกาศการตาย หรืองานศพ หรือการสิ้นสุดของบางสิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanda buruk

suara bel berbunyi pelan untuk mengumumkan kematian atau pemakaman atau berakhirnya sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

lumuhod

ang tunog ng isang kampana ay dahan-dahang tumunog upang ipahayag ang isang kamatayan o isang libing o ang pagtatapos ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tengkuk

bunyi loceng dibunyikan perlahan untuk mengumumkan kematian atau pengebumian atau berakhirnya sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناقوس

صوت الجرس يدق ببطء ليعلن وفاة أو جنازة أو نهاية شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

زانو زدن

صدای زنگ به آرامی برای اعلام مرگ یا تشییع جنازه یا پایان چیزی به صدا درآمد

🇹🇷Turkish

diz çökmek

bir ölümü, cenazeyi ya da bir şeyin sonunu duyurmak için yavaş yavaş çalan zilin sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִלצוּל

צליל פעמון צלצל באיטיות כדי להכריז על מוות או הלוויה או על סיום של משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'knell'?

The primary meaning of 'knell' is 'the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something'.

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Using 'knell' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'knell' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'knell' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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