knell: Meaning and Definition of

knell

1. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral.
2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something: the knell of parting day.
3. any mournful sound.

1. to sound, as a bell, esp. a funeral bell.
2. to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound.

1. to proclaim or summon by, or as if by, a bell.