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Knell
/nel/ noun hardThe sound of a bell rung slowly, especially to mark a death or an ending.
The factory closing sounded the knell for the town's entire economy.
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Knell rhymes with 'bell' — it is literally the mournful ring of a bell.
The sound of a bell rung slowly, especially to mark a death or an ending.
The factory closing sounded the knell for the town's entire economy.
Knell rhymes with 'bell' — it is literally the mournful ring of a bell.