1. A small natural hill
   "Children were sledding down the gentle knoll in the park";
   - mound, hillock, hummock, hammock
    
2. [archaic] The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
   "The knoll of the church bell signaled the passing of a prominent community member";
   - knell

1. (of a bell) ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a death or funeral
   "The church bells knolled for the funeral";
   - knell

Derived forms: knolls, knolling, knolled

Type of: bell, hill, peal, ring, toll

Encyclopedia: Knoll, Thomas