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Definitions for Knell

[1] the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially 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.
[4] to sound, as a bell, especially a funeral bell.
[5] to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound.
[6] to proclaim or summon by, or as if by, a bell.
[7] the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral
[8] something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction
[9] (intr) to ring a knell
[10] (tr) to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell

Words related to Knell

sound, bell, signal, summon, warning, toll, ring, proclaim

Words nearby Knell

kneepan, kneepiece, knees-up, kneesies, kneidel, knell, kneller, knelt, knesset, knew, knick-knack

Origin of Knell

before 950; (noun) Middle English knel, Old English cynll; (v.) Middle English knellen, knyllen, Old English cynllan; cognate with Old Norse knylla to beat, strike; akin to Dutch knal bang, knallen to bang, German Knall explosion, knallen to explode

Other words from Knell

un·knelled , adjective

Word origin for Knell

Old English cnyll; related to Middle High German knüllen to strike, Dutch knallen to bang

Synonyms for Knell

bell, proclaim, ring, signal, sound, summon, toll, warning