peal
To sound with a peal or pealsTo sound with a peal or peals.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To sound with a peal or peals.
sound loudly and sonorously
(transitive)To utter or sound loudly.
(transitive)To assail with noise.
(intransitive)To resound; to echo.
(obsolete)To appeal.
Examples
9 sentencesI'll keep my eyes pealed.
deIch werde die Augen offen halten. — Luiaard
The hall resounded with pealing bells.
There was a sharp peal of thunder.
ruУдарил резкий раскат грома. — averoes
Tom was woken by the pealing of bells in a nearby church.
deTom wurde vom Glockengeläut einer nahegelegenen Kirche geweckt. — raggione
All the church bells pealed and heralds rode through the town proclaiming the nuptials.
Origin
From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appeFrom Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.
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Forms
peals, pealing, pealed, pealedSynonyms
1 synonyms- sound loudly and sonorously:ring
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle