knell |nel| literarynounthe sound of a bell, esp. when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.• used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end ofsomething: the decision will probably toll the knell for the facility.verb [ no obj. ](of a bell) ring solemnly, esp. for a death or funeral.• [ with obj. ] proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell.ORIGIN Old English cnyll(noun), cnyllan(verb); related to Dutch knal (noun),knallen (verb) ‘bang, pop, crack.’ The current spelling (dating from the 16th cent.) is perhaps influenced by bell1.
toll 2 |tōl|verb(with reference to a bell) sound or cause to sound with a slow, uniform succession of strokes, as a signal or announcement: [ no obj. ] : the bells of the cathedral began to toll for evening service | [ with obj ] : the priest began tolling the bell.• (of a bell) announce or mark (the time, a service, or a person's death): the bell of St. Mary's began to toll the curfew.noun [ in sing. ]a single ring of a bell.ORIGIN late Middle English: probably a special use of dialect toll ‘drag, pull.’
toll 2 |tōl|verb(with reference to a bell) sound or cause to sound with a slow, uniform succession of strokes, as a signal or announcement: [ no obj. ] : the bells of the cathedral began to toll for evening service | [ with obj ] : the priest began tolling the bell.• (of a bell) announce or mark (the time, a service, or a person's death): the bell of St. Mary's began to toll the curfew.noun [ in sing. ]a single ring of a bell.ORIGIN late Middle English: probably a special use of dialect toll ‘drag, pull.’
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