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peal
[peel]
noun
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
a set of bells tuned to one another.
a series of changes rung on a set of bells.
any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to sound loudly and sonorously.
to peal the bells of a tower.
Obsolete.to assail with loud sounds.
verb (used without object)
to sound forth in a peal; resound.
peal
1/ 辱ː /
noun
a loud prolonged usually reverberating sound, as of bells, thunder, or laughter
Leisure:Bell-ringing a series of changes rung in accordance with specific rules, consisting of not fewer than 5000 permutations in a ring of eight bells
(not in technical usage) the set of bells in a belfry
verb
(intr) to sound with a peal or peals
(tr) to give forth loudly and sonorously
(tr) to ring (bells) in peals
peal
2/ 辱ː /
noun
a dialect name for a grilse or a young sea trout
Other 51Թ Forms
- interpeal verb (used with object)
- unpealed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of peal1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of peal1
Example Sentences
Hours were marked by peals of screams following every uncovered worm wriggling in the corn silks, and each of us proudly showing off our inky fingertips from pressing out purple hull peas from their pods.
Westminster Abbey's bells then pealed 80 times to remember the years since the first VE Day.
Dressed in a stunning wash of brightly colored patterns with a thick string of peals, large hoop earrings and white fishnet stockings, Von Furstenberg radiates an effortless glamour.
“We cheered and cheered again and again, while church bells rang out in a peal of jubilation.”
The trickle of music played, then peals of laughter.
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