knells in English
noun
1
the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
I was sure anyone within five miles would have heard it the way they hear a church bell's knell or a train's whistle.
verb
1
(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.
Use "knells" in a sentence
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1. When bell knells, when banshee wails; you know, the time is come.
2. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine.