peal
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts,…A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
Meaning
4 sensesA loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
Dröhnen
звонzvon, гро́хотgróxot, звонzvon
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
(collective)A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
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.
Translations
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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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