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- pronunciation:
- tol
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tolls, tolling, tolled |
| definition 1: |
to cause to ring with slow, even strokes.
They are tolling the bell for the men lost at sea.- similar words:
- chime, clang, ring, sound
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| definition 2: |
to call or announce by ringing a large bell.
The church bell tolled the hour.- synonyms:
- sound
- similar words:
- call, chime
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| definition 3: |
to ring with slow single sounds.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls..."- similar words:
- clang, peal, ring, sound
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| related words: |
chime |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of ringing a large bell, or the sound made by ringing a large bell.
- synonyms:
- ring
- similar words:
- chime, clang, peal, resonance, sound
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