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KNELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("knell" is a kind of...):
bell; toll (the sound of a bell being struck)
Derivation:
knell (make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification)
knell (ring as in announcing death)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Example:
My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Synonyms:
knell; ring
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "knell" is one way to...):
sound (cause to sound)
Cause:
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "knell"):
toll (ring slowly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
knell (the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ring as in announcing death
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "knell" is one way to...):
peal; ring (sound loudly and sonorously)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
knell (the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something)
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