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Definition of 'peal'

noun

A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling]

verb

Ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"

verb

Sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring, peal]

From: GCIDE

Peal \Peal\, v. t.
1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. [1913 Webster]
The warrior's name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. --J. Barlow. [1913 Webster]
2. To assail with noise or loud sounds. [1913 Webster]
Nor was his ear less pealed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. To pour out. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Peal \Peal\ (p[=e]l), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

From: GCIDE

Peal \Peal\, n. [An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare. See Appeal.]
1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery." --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
Whether those peals of praise be his or no. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells. [1913 Webster]
To ring a peal. See under Ring. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Peal \Peal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pealed (p[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Pealing.]
1. To utter or give out loud sounds. [1913 Webster]
There let the pealing organ blow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. To resound; to echo. [1913 Webster]
And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]