knell
/nel/noun
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मृत्यु-घंटा, अंत की सूचना
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[sing.] literary
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or at a funeral; a sign of the end of something
मृत्यु-घंटा, अंत की सूचना
- The new law sounded the death knell for small shops.
- The church bell tolled a slow knell for the dead.
- The decision rang the knell of the old factory.
+ 2 more examples
- A slow knell from the temple tower announced the news.
- Critics said the tax would sound the knell of small bookshops.
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: knell, /nel/, with a silent k.
Spelling और pronunciation में knell, /nel/, silent k के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the silent-k words: knell, knee, knock, know, knife, knot, knight, knack, knowledge.
Silent-k शब्द याद रखिए: knell, knee, knock, know, knife, knot, knight, knack, knowledge।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sound or toll the death knell for sth (be a sign of the end of something: 'The internet sounded the death knell for the typewriter').
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: sound या toll the death knell for sth (किसी चीज़ के अंत का संकेत होना: 'The internet sounded the death knell for the typewriter')।