death knell

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noun

a harbinger of the end, death, or destruction of something.

passing bell.

Words nearby death knell

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Example sentences from the Web for death knell

The horrible words rang in her ears like a death-knell; every pulse-beat repeated, "Too late!"
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
It is heard on two subsequent occasions during the play, and is the death-knell of the lovers.
Shakespeare in the Theatre|William Poel
For the War cannot end till the death-knell of autocracy is sounded.
The Case For India|Annie Besant
She recognized the death-knell of her cherished expectations.
Unleavened Bread|Robert Grant

But the ghastly incident was to her as the sounding of her own death-knell.
The Swindler and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for death knell

death knell

death bell

noun

something that heralds death or destruction

a bell rung to announce a death

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with death knell

death knell

Something that indicates impending failure, as in His low scores sounded the death knell for his ambitions. The noun knell, used for the ringing of a bell since at least a.d. 1000, is rarely heard today except in this figurative phrase.

单词	death knell
释义	death knell SEE SYNONYMS FOR death knell ON THESAURUS.COM noun a harbinger of the end, death, or destruction of something. passing bell. Words nearby death knell death futures, death grant, death house, death instinct, Death in Venice, death knell, deathless, deathlike, deathly, death mask, death match Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for death knell The horrible words rang in her ears like a death-knell; every pulse-beat repeated, "Too late!" The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)\|Alexandre Dumas pre It is heard on two subsequent occasions during the play, and is the death-knell of the lovers. Shakespeare in the Theatre\|William Poel For the War cannot end till the death-knell of autocracy is sounded. The Case For India\|Annie Besant She recognized the death-knell of her cherished expectations. Unleavened Bread\|Robert Grant But the ghastly incident was to her as the sounding of her own death-knell. The Swindler and Other Stories\|Ethel M. Dell British Dictionary definitions for death knell death knell death bell noun something that heralds death or destruction a bell rung to announce a death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with death knell death knell Something that indicates impending failure, as in His low scores sounded the death knell for his ambitions. The noun knell, used for the ringing of a bell since at least a.d. 1000, is rarely heard today except in this figurative phrase. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to death knell apocalypse, bane, doom, fate, quietus, coup de grace, cutoff, deathblow, end point
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death knell

noun

Words nearby death knell

Example sentences from the Web for death knell

British Dictionary definitions for death knell

death bell

noun

Idioms and Phrases with death knell

Words related to death knell