1. (verb)knell the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
2. (verb)knell ring as in announcing death Synonyms: ring
3. (verb)ring, knell make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification Synonyms: telephone, band, border, environ, peal, echo, phone, reverberate, knell, skirt, resound, call up, surround, call, ring