Knells
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of knell, or third-person singular present: the slow, mournful tolling of a bell to announce a death, funeral, or the end of something.
“The knells of the church bell echoed across the valley on the morning of the funeral.”
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