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peal

1 of 2

noun

ˈpēl How to pronounce peal (audio)
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

peal

2 of 2

verb

pealed; pealing; peals

intransitive verb

: to give out peals

transitive verb

: to utter or give forth loudly

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun the peal of wedding bells Verb the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That's when demand is at its peal and stadiums as well as third-parties charge as much fans are willing to pay. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 If bell-ringers produce every possible permutation in a sequence without repetitions, this has traditionally been called a full peal. Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 In her role presiding over the Senate, Crouch reprimanded members of the public in the gallery for the rogue comment and occasional peal of sarcastic laughter. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2022 Then a peal of thunder crackled through the heavens over the festival site. al, 20 May 2022 But recognizing the drummer’s skill takes nothing away from Green, a vocal mastermind with a unicorn of a falsetto, a grainy, galvanizing mid-range, and the ability to blurt like a horn or wobble like an organ or peal like a church bell. Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021 The peal delivered a solemn message: Another person had passed away. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021 Now there is another attraction: the church bells have been restored, and Charles was treated to the first official full peal of them for 120 years following a long campaign to get them back inside the 13th century church. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021 And yet, the same peal of individualism that rang in his predecessor’s words still echoes in his. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 9 June 2021
Verb
Their familysong, pealing like bells just beyond reach. Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020 The service was interrupted at least twice by emergency alerts pealing from cellphones scattered throughout the congregation. David Montgomery, New York Times, 14 July 2019 The bell now resides at the Presbyterian church, pealing electronically rather than through physical ringing. Laura Bednar, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2019 Winds rose, lightning flickered and thunder crashed and pealed as rain poured down. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019 The trumpets and horns, facing off on opposite sides of the ensemble, created an energetic, pealing, antiphonal effect in the final hornpipe. Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2018 That rang a familiar alarm bell in my head that didn't stop pealing throughout JeffBo's time on the stage. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 Oct. 2017 But this time the guitarist peals a blistering line that seems to run the head melody backward. John Kaag, WSJ, 14 July 2017 The crowd burst into cheers and applause as the last faded away, and bells at nearby Westminster Abbey pealed a noisy farewell to their neighbor. Jill Lawless, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, appeal, summons to church, short for appel appeal, from appelen to appeal

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of peal was in the 14th century

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