Words that rhyme with knell
Knell is a 1-syllable word with 194 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are cartel, cell, clientele. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of knell
noun
- the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
verb
- ring as in announcing death
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
1 syllable
2 syllables
- cartel
- compel
- dispel
- excel
- expel
- hotel
- impel
- lapel
- misspell
- morel
- motel
- outsell
- pastel
- propel
- rebel
- repel
- resell
- retell
- hillel
- nobel
- belle
- ravel
- cabell
- cattell
- cavell
- cornell
- marcel
- raphael
- befell
- carvel
- accel
- kanell
- dwelle
- ehle
- elle
- grelle
- adwell
- akel
- ancel
- ansel
- antell
- apel
- arel
- armel
- arvel
- bandshell
- bechtel
- bedel
- beutel
- bozell
- buzzell
- carel
- corel
- corell
- cosell
- dantrell
- dispell
- dovel
- edell
- ezell
- fascell
- faupel
- ferrel
- frenzel
- futrell
- harpel
- hormel
- hornell
- intel
- irell
- rangel
- garnell
- carvell
- dalziel
- adel
- adell
- anwell
- atwell
- axtell
- bardell
- bendel
- bignell
- bodell
- boutell
- bracknell
- brownell
- bucknell
- burdell
- burrell
- cantrell
- carmel
- caudell
- chanel
- chapell
- cordell
- cottrell
- darnell
- elwell
- fidel
- gabel
- ginnell
- grinnell
- joelle
- manuel
- michel
- miguel
- sharell
- rafael
- danell
3 syllables
- clientele
- farewell
- foretell
- gazelle
- materiel
- personnel
- moselle
- rozelle
- angelle
- arnelle
- boutelle
- brunelle
- cantrelle
- cornelle
- cotelle
- darrelle
- decelle
- desselle
- develle
- ezelle
- gravelle
- avenel
- carrasquel
- esquibel
- esquivel
- spirituel
- show-and-tell
- adele
- adelle
- ardelle
- battelle
- capelle
- chapelle
- chappelle
- danelle
- daniele
- estelle
- giselle
- janelle
- michele
- michelle
- rochelle
- danielle
- gabriele
- isabell
- carbonell
- arielle
4 syllables
5 syllables
Examples of "knell" in lyrics
See how knell is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"With a voice like a death knell"
— Atoms All Stars -
"Then little strength rings out the doleful knell:"
William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece -
"gary knell"
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What do these rhymes mean?
- cartel
- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of
- cell
- any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb" (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
- clientele
- customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
- compel
- force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" necessitate or exact
- dispel
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "knell" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like cartel, cell, clientele create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.