Synonyms of tolled

tolled

verb

past tense of toll

as in rang

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates

let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rang
• chimed
• pealed
• bonged
• jingled
• knelled
• clanged
• pinged
• clanked
• echoed
• tinkled
• clinked
• gonged
• clashed
• tingled
• reverberated
• plunked
• resonated
• chinked
• jangled
• dinged
• tanged
• plinked
• resounded
• ding-donged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolled

George’s arrival was celebrated with gun salutes, and bells at Westminster Abbey—where William and Kate had married over two years prior on April 29, 2011—tolled continuously for three hours in celebration of the future king’s arrival. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Everyone watched in silence, in the rain, as Holzinger tolled the bell. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Off in the distance, the church bell tolled one wavering note, was silent, tolled another. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Since Eichenberg spent the 2025 season on PUP, his one-year contract signed to return to Miami at the end of his four-year rookie deal tolled into 2026. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026

The bell tolled again on Sunday. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

Each year, bells are tolled in memory of the crew at the Detroit's Mariners Church. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025

One tolled for the lives lost when the towers collapsed. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025