A knell is a ringing sound, particularly from a bell tolled to announce a death or the end of something. Which is kind of depressing.
The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
Noun
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
Verb
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
Verb
ring as in announcing death
n.
The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a
person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning
of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
n.
To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or
funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.
v. t.
To summon, as by a knell.
Knell
The dead man's knell Is there scarce asked for who.
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
Knell
Not worth a blessing nor a bell to knell for thee.
Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known, Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word, "alone".
Knell
Each matin bell, the baron saith, Knells us back to a world of death.
The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.
To summon, as by a knell.
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To be clear, climate change is a true 800 pound gorilla in the room. The effects of global warming threaten global environmental upheaval over the coming century. But for South Florida and the Everglades, it could be our death knell if urgent action is not taken.
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