How to pronounce knoll
Say it like NOHL. Knoll is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- NOHL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Knoll pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- NOHLSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of knoll
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: NOHL.
What does knoll mean?
- A small mound or rounded hill.“grassy knoll”
- A rounded, underwater hill with a prominence of less than 1,000 metres, which does not breach the water's surface.
- A knell.
- To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell.
- To sound (something) like a bell; to knell.
- To call (someone, to church) by sounding or making a knell (as a bell, a trumpet, etc).
Where does knoll come from?
Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dutch knol (“tuber”), Swedish knöl (“tuber”), Danish knold (“hillock, clod, tuber”) and German Knolle (“bulb”).
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Words that rhyme with knoll
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Questions about saying knoll
How do you pronounce knoll?
Say NOHL. The American pronunciation is /noʊl/. In British English it is /nəʊl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in knoll?
Knoll is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: NOHL.
Is knoll pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /nəʊl/ (NOHL).