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knoll

/nəʊl/

/noʊl/

Translations

knollnoun

knolls

/nəʊl/

/noʊl/

collineSens courant : petite colline arrondie.

The children enjoyed rolling down the grassy knoll in the park.

Les enfants ont aimé dévaler la colline herbeuse du parc.

glasSens funèbre : sonnerie lente et solennelle d’une cloche annonçant un décès.

A single knoll from the chapel bell drifted across the fields.

Un seul glas de la cloche de la chapelle se répandait au-dessus des champs.

Additional translations

monticulePlus proche de l’idée de petite butte ou de tertre arrondi.

Synonyms

knollverb

knolled

Past Simple

knolled

Past Participle

knolling

Gerund

/nəʊl/

/noʊl/

tinterS’emploie surtout pour une cloche qui sonne lentement et solennellement.

The sexton knolled the ancient bell at sunset.

Le sacristain fit tinter l’ancienne cloche au coucher du soleil.

knollnoun

A small, rounded hill or mound.

The children enjoyed rolling down the grassy knoll in the park.

The sound of a bell, especially when rung slowly to mark a death or funeral; a toll.

A single knoll from the chapel bell drifted across the fields.

knollverb

To ring (a bell) slowly and solemnly, especially to announce a death.

The sexton knolled the ancient bell at sunset.

(of a bell) To ring in such a manner; to toll.

Across the moor, the tower bell knolled for the lost sailors.