Knell (Noun)
Meaning
The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The mournful knell of the church bell echoed through the silent village streets as the coffin was carried to the grave.
- As the last factory worker left the building, the knell of the old clock tower seemed to toll the end of an era.
- The sudden knell of St John's Church bell in the stillness of the night sent a shiver down the spines of the sleeping villagers.
- The final knell of Vespers marked the end of their 30-day mourning ritual.
- The evening air was filled with the melancholy knell of the cathedral's great bell, a somber reminder of the day's tragic loss.