knell
noun
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
knelling
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present participleof knell.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In every traveler's eulogy there is a strain of elegy, and every traveler hearkens to the raven's knelling cry of "Nevermore."
From Time Magazine Archive
While many of the world's thinkers are worried about the proliferation of births, it is the knelling sound of death that keeps us awake at night.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Beloved, hear'st thou that distant wail, That sad and mournful knelling?"
From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by M. Y. Halidom
For memory, dwelling On each proud swelling Of thy belfry, knelling Its bold notes free, Made the bells of Shandon Sound far more grand on The pleasant waters Of the river Lee.
From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Edmund Henry Garrett
It haunted him throughout the day, and when he went to his usual diversion in the afternoon, its cadence was still knelling in his troubled ear.
From Life of Bunyan [Works of the English Puritan divines] by James Hamilton
