the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end of something:emails and text messages are sounding the knell for the written word
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Universal
(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.
[with object] proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell.
