Peal
[piːl] or [pil]
Definition
(noun.) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).
(verb.) ring recurrently; 'bells were pealing'.
Typist: Nigel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
(v. i.) To appeal.
(n.) A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.
(n.) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
(v. i.) To utter or give out loud sounds.
(v. i.) To resound; to echo.
(v. t.) To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
(v. t.) To assail with noise or loud sounds.
(v. t.) To pour out.
Typed by Garrett
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Blast, burst, blare, clang.
v. n. Resound, echo, re-echo, boom, thunder, roar.
Editor: Simon
Definition
n. a loud sound: a number of loud sounds one after another: a set of bells tuned to each other: a chime or carillon: the changes rung upon a set of bells.—v.i. to resound like a bell: to utter or give forth loud or solemn sounds.—v.t. to cause to sound loudly: to assail with noise: to celebrate.
Edited by Caleb
Examples
- And then, from unseen lips, a cruel and mocking peal of laughter rang through the desolate place. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was a peal of joy from the populace outside, greeting the news that he would die on Monday. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Even Dobbin would shoot out a sudden peal at the boy's mimicry. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A few seconds afterwards, a deafening watery sound came up with awful peal from the spot where they had disappeared. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Here, Mr Sloppy opening his mouth to a quite alarming extent, and throwing back his head to peal again, revealed incalculable buttons. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The hurried, agitated peal seemed more urgent than if the summons had been steadily given by a practised hand. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The wiser man thou, said John, with a peal of laughter, in which his gay followers obsequiously joined. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Or as though you shouted and the echo came back in rolls and peals of thunder, and the thunder was deadly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Anon, slapping his sides with his arms, he would burst forth in peals of laughter, that made the old woods ring as they passed. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Here was the secret of her blanched face, her shaken nerves, her peals of hysterical laughter on the next morning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And I grieve to add that peals of laughter greeted Mr. Wopsle on every one of these occasions. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A very merry lunch it was, for everything seemed fresh and funny, and frequent peals of laughter startled a venerable horse who fed near by. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The hitherto inert and passive mill woke; fire flashed from its empty window-frames; a volley of musketry pealed sharp through the Hollow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Light broke, movement gathered, chimes pealed--to what was I coming? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A wild shriek came pealing down the stairway. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Checked by Francis