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sound/toll the death knell to cause an organization, system, or activity to fail or end See ring hollowUsage notes: A knell is the sound of a bell being rung slowly to tell people that someone has died. (often + for ) The new superstore will sound the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops. (sometimes + of ) The closure of the local car factory tolled the death knell of the town. sound the death knell for something to cause something to end Everyone likes e-mail, but it hasn't sounded the death knell for snail mail quite yet. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of sound the death knell (to ring a church bell slowly to announce a person's death) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The production is artfully raw and carefully crafted, framing Smith's sweetly resigned, fragile vocals and chords strummed like death knells - elements displayed to the world after his 1998 Academy Award nomination for ``Miss Misery,'' a song used in ``Good Will Hunting. The Knells, who lived in North Hollywood from 1963 until last year, when they moved to Chatsworth, have nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. |
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