Definition of "knell" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

2. (transitive) To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.

3. (transitive) To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.

noun

1. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

2. (figuratively) A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.