tolled
Sounded the hour
Tolled is the past tense of toll.
A bell tolls when it rings slowly and solemnly, typically marking deaths or calling people to worship: The church bells tolled for the fallen soldiers.
Time or events toll when they pass with weighty significance.
In another sense, authorities toll fees from travelers: The bridge tolled five dollars per crossing.
In legal contexts, to toll a statute of limitations is to pause or suspend its running.
Resonant ringing burst
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- clangLoud metallic sound
- knellSolemn bell stroke
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
belfry · carillon · clapper · gong · sonorous · bronze · cathedral · church
peal
Resonant ringing burst
resonate · belfry · carillon · clapper · gong · sonorous · bronze · cathedral · church · tower
knell
Solemn bell stroke
solemn · passing · requiem · bereavement · grief · cemetery · eulogy · church · somber · procession
tollbooth
Road fee collection point
payment · turnpike · excise · surcharge · customs · revenue · assessment · dues · transponder · barrier
tolledfree
Without payment or restriction
exempt · waived · complimentary · unmetered · unrestricted
- death tollTotal fatalities counted
- take its tollCause cumulative damage
- take a tollCause gradual damage
- toll boothRoad fee collection point
- toll plazasHighway fee stations
- toll roadsHighways requiring user fees
toll, tolls, tolling, tollway, tollgate, tollhouse, tollways, tollhouses, tollgates