|
|
toll1
- pronunciation:
- tol
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tolled, tolling, tolls |
| definition 1: |
to cause (a large bell) to ring or chime, esp. with slow and measured strokes.
- similar words:
- chime, clang, ring, sound
|
| definition 2: |
to announce or call by ringing a large bell.
- synonyms:
- knell, peal, sound
- similar words:
- call, chime, ring
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
of a bell, to ring with slow single sounds.
- synonyms:
- knell
- similar words:
- clang, peal, ring, sound
|
| related words: |
chime |
|
|
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of ringing a large bell, or the sound thus made.
- synonyms:
- knell, ring
- similar words:
- bell, chime, clang, peal, resonance, sound, tintinnabulation
|
|
|