knell
noun
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
is knelling
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present progressiveof knell (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Oh, very gloomy is this House of Woe, Where yawns are numerous while Big Ben is knelling.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 by Various
The chill rain is falling, the nipt worm is crawling, The rivers are swelling, the thunder is knelling, For the year; The blithe swallows are flown, and the lizards each gone To his dwelling.
From Literature for Children by Orton Lowe
Warrior, rest! a dirge is knelling Solemnly from shore to shore: ’Tis a nation’s tribute, telling That a patriot is no more!
From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by S. Emma E. Edmonds
Not to be was that manhood!—The death-bell is knelling, The hinge of the death-vault creaks harsh on the ears— How dismal, O Death, is the place of thy dwelling!
From The Poems of Schiller — First period by Friedrich Schiller
O, very gloomy is the House of Woe, Where tears are falling while the bell is knelling, With all the dark solemnities which show That Death is in the dwelling!
From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Thomas Hood
