verb
- past tense and past participle of knoll; to ring (a bell) slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral or death
Usage: often used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The church bells knolled throughout the day to honor the fallen soldier.
- As the funeral procession passed, the bell knolled mournfully.
- The tower bell knolled once for each year of the deceased's life.
- They knolled the bells at midnight to mark the end of the old year.
- The solemn sound knolled across the quiet village.