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knell
This term carries a heavy, somber emotional weight, evoking images of grief, finality, and solemnity. While a chime or a ring might be celebratory or neutral, a knell is specifically associated with the slow, rhythmic tolling of a bell for the dead, creating an atmosphere of mourning and inevitable loss.
In figurative usage, it describes a decisive signal of failure or termination. It is most frequently encountered in the phrase "toll the knell," which suggests that a specific event has acted as the final blow or the definitive announcement that a project, era, or organization has come to an end.
Meanings
Examples
The distant knell of the church bell echoed through the valley.
I can still hear that mournful knell ringing in my ears.
The sudden drop in stock prices sounded the death knell for the startup.
This new regulation could be the death knell for small bookstores.
The invention of the digital camera was the knell for traditional film photography.
The invention of the digital camera was the knell for traditional film photography.
The bell began to knell for the fallen soldiers.
Listen to the bell knell for the passing of the old king.
The heavy iron bell knells slowly across the silent town.