peal

Speech parts

1. peal - Noun

2. peal - Verb

3. Peal - Proper noun

Meaning

To pour out.

A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

To appeal.

A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.

A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.

To utter or give out loud sounds.

To resound; to echo.

To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.

To assail with noise or loud sounds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ring bell thunder clang sound clanging roll rolling toll ringing roar reverberation chime reverberate clangor
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Antonyms

paper bawl quiet silence distress grief
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Hypernyms

sound ring go

Hyponyms

ding stroke dong knell dingdong tintinnabulate

Phrases with the word

peal of thunder dreadful peal peal ringing peal of trumpets peal yard sorrowful peal

Derivatives

pealed pealing

Anagrams

leap pale pela plea Alep Lape Alpe

Examples

the bells rang Source: Internet

bells were pealing Source: Internet

Across Quebec, at noon today and on Sundays from now until Easter, church bells will peal — not to welcome church-goers to mass and Sunday services, but to send a message of hope and mutual support that can be heard far and wide. Source: Internet

After welcome speeches from Ely Standard editor John Elworthy, Patrick Peal, the chief executive of East Anglian Air Ambulance, and Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire, guests enjoyed a delicious three-course dinner. Source: Internet

In years past, thousands have gathered at the site where more than 2,700 people were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, as the names of those lost are read and the bells peal in New York City. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peaky blinder Peaky Blinders peakyish peal of bells peal of thunder peal of trumpets