knoll

1 of 2

noun

ˈnōl 

: a small round hill : mound

knoll

2 of 2

verb

knolled; knolling; knolls

archaic

: knell

Examples of knoll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Sitting on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, the clubhouse has 270-degree views of the lake. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026

About a mile north of Hereford High School on York Road is a grassy knoll rolling down to the Gunpowder River. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026

Dick had just swung around me when a grizzly bear walked out from behind a knoll. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll; akin to Old Norse knollr mountaintop

Verb

Middle English, probably alteration of knellen to knell

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for knoll

• bole
• bowl
• coal
• droll
• foal
• goal
• hole
• kol
• mole
• noll
• nolle
• ole

Kids Definition

knoll

noun

ˈnōl

: a small round hill