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- Dictionarypeal/piːl/
noun
- 1. a loud ringing of a bell or bells: "the bell rang again, a long, loud peal" Similar
- 2. a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter: "Ross burst into peals of laughter" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal: "all the bells of the city began to peal" Similar
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PEAL definition: 1. When bells peal, they ring with a loud sound: 2. a long loud sound or series of sounds…. Learn more.
- English (US)
noun [ C ] us / piːl / uk / piːl / a long loud sound or...
- Znaczenie Peal, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PEAL definicja: 1. When bells peal, they ring with a loud...
- Peal Spanish Translation
PEAL translate: repicar, tocar a vuelo, carcajada, trueno,...
- Peal: German Translation
peal translate: das Läuten, das Glockenspiel, das Dröhnen,...
- Peal: French Translation
peal translate: carillon, carillon, coup (de tonnerre),...
- Peal: Thai Translation
peal translate: เสียงรัวระฆัง, ระฆังชุด, เสียงกระหึ่ม,...
- Peal: Indonesian Translation
PEAL translate: denting lonceng, rangkaian lonceng, bunyi...
- Vietnamese Translation
PEAL translate: hồi chuông, hồi chuông, tiếng động lớn,...
- English (US)
Dec 5, 2016 · 1. a. : the loud ringing of bells. the peal of wedding bells. b. : a complete set of changes (see change entry 2 sense 6) on a given number of bells. c. : a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major (see major entry 1 sense 7a) scale for change ringing. 2. : a loud sound or succession of sounds. peals of laughter. peals of thunder. 2 of 2. verb.
noun. 1. a loud prolonged usually reverberating sound, as of bells, thunder, or laughter. 2. 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. 3. (not in technical usage) the set of bells in a belfry. verb.
1. A ringing of a set of bells, especially a change or set of changes rung on bells. 2. A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime. 3. A loud burst of noise: peals of laughter. v. pealed, peal·ing, peals. v.intr. To sound in a peal; ring. v.tr. To cause to peal.
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: clangor, resounding, reverberation.
A peal is a loud or deep sound that is usually repeated. So, you may hear a peal of laughter or a peal of thunder, but you wouldn't refer to a solitary scream as a peal. You'll often notice the regular, repeated peal of church bells — in fact, they sometimes peal on the hour.
noun [ C ] us / piːl / uk / piːl / a long loud sound or series of sounds, especially of laughter or thunder: Her suggestion was met with peals of laughter. A loud peal of thunder woke him from restless sleep. a long loud ring: When we heard the peal of (the) bells, we knew a truce had been declared. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
