peal
peal
Definition
peal (pēl)
noun
- the loud ringing of a bell or set of bells
- a set of tuned bells; chimes; carillon
- the ringing of changes on such a set of bells
- any loud, prolonged sound, as of gunfire, thunder, laughter, etc.
Etymology: ME pele, aphetic for apele, appeal
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to sound in a peal; resound; ring
peal
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peal
n.
peal
Synonyms
peal
Usage Examples
Object
- bell: Church bells pealed across the sprawling estate an hour later, signaling the romantic, candlelit ceremony was over.
Converse of object
- muffle: All shops and public houses closed and muffled peals on the church bells.
- ring: In all he rang peals at 288 towers, 54 of which were rings of twelve.
Adjective modifier
- merry: November 20 th 1918 Bells rang out a merry peal on news of the end of hostilities with Germany at Foxearth.
- loud: Then came a flash of lightning followed by a loud peal of thunder.
- 1st: He was the first conductor at St Paul's Cathedral, calling the 1st peal there on 10th Dec. 1881.
- fine: The fine peal of six bells was founded in 1714.
Preposition: on
- bell: Drive your family insane by ringing a plain course or a peal on real bells.
Modifies a noun
- ringer: The ringing of complex methods is also probably more widespread among peal ringers maybe for similar reasons.
- ringing: From this point Elaine's quarter peal ringing slowed down rather a lot.
- attempt: The first peal attempt of the weekend was at Epsom Common on Friday morning.
- weekend: Despite last minute setbacks, peal weekend went well, with five out of six peals being scored.
- composition: In addition, we have an online collection of peal compositions available.
Preposition: of
- bell: In the tower is a peal of six bells.
- thunder: Every roll of the ball produces an awesome peal of thunder.
- laughter: Behind me, those two burst into peals of laughter.
Noun used with modifier
- handbell: They did, however, score a handbell peal for the Society over the weekend.
- quarter: Her last quarter peal was Plain Bob Major which she rang in 1995.
- ringing: The tenor of the ringing peal is also the bass bell of the carillon.
- bell: There were 30 more tower bell peals in 2005 compared with 2004.
peal Quotes
'Twould ring the bells of heaven The widest peal for years, If Parson lost his senses And people came to theirs, And he and they together Knelt down with angry prayers For tamed and shabby tigers And dancing dogs and bears, And wretched, blind, pit ponies, And little hunted hares.
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