Sekirov Dictionary

peal

/piːl/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 5
phrases 1

verb5

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To sound with a peal or peals.
- Then pealed the bells more loud and deep... — 1864
•
To utter or sound loudly.
- The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. — 1807
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To resound; to echo.
- And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men. — 1863
•
To assail with noise.
- Nor was his ear less pealed. — 1667
(no longer used) To appeal.

noun4

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A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- Whether those peales of praise be his or no. — 1596
The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

forms

pealed · pealing · pealeth · peals · pealest

Phrases with peal

peal out
To ring loudly.

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