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knell

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1. knell - Noun

2. knell - Verb

3. Knell - Proper noun

Meaning

The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.

To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.

To summon, as by a knell.

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Ring the bells Source: Internet

My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church Source: Internet

After the Proteas batsmen had secured a 91-run in response, Maharaj delivered the death knell for New Zealand with a ripping second innings display. Source: Internet

Encashing of the bank guarantees may sound the death knell for companies such as Vodafone Idea Ltd which has been struggling to garner the dues. Source: Internet

Any wrong move can spoil the peace in the Congress, which would be like the death knell for both of them and if things turn for the worse, Venugopal would make his entry. Source: Internet

But the joint pressures of online news and economic recession may be the death knell for print journalism as we’ve come to know it. Source: Internet

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