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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEAL, n. [from L. pello, whence appello, to appeal. The sense is to drive; a peal is a driving of sound. This word seems to belong to the family of L. balo,and Eng. to bawl,jubilee, bell, etc.]
A loud sound, usually a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts of a multitude,etc.
PEAL, v.i. To utter loud and solemn sounds; as the pealing organ.
PEAL, v.t. To assail with noise.
Nor was his ear less pealed.
1. To cause to ring or sound; to celebrate.
The warrior's name
Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
2. To stir or agitate. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling] v
1: ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
2: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring, peal]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, appeal, summons to church, short for appel appeal, from appelen to appeal Date: 14th century 1. a. the loud ringing of bells b. a complete set of changes on a given number of bells c. a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringing 2. a loud sound or succession of sounds <peals of laughter> II. verb Date: 1631 intransitive verb to give out peals transitive verb to utter or give forth loudly

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a the loud ringing of a bell or bells, esp. a series of changes. b a set of bells. 2 a loud repeated sound, esp. of thunder, laughter, etc. --v. 1 intr. sound forth in a peal. 2 tr. utter sonorously. 3 tr. ring (bells) in peals. Etymology: ME pele f. apele APPEAL 2. n. a salmon grilse. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Peal Peal, v. i. To appeal. [Obs.] --Spencer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Whether those peals of praise be his or no. --Shak. And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. --Byron. 2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells. To ring a peal. See under Ring.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Peal Peal, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(peals, pealing, pealed) 1. When bells peal, they ring one after another, making a musical sound. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight. VERB: V • Peal is also a noun. ...the great peal of the Abbey bells. N-COUNT 2. A peal of laughter or thunder consists of a long, loud series of sounds. I heard a peal of merry laughter. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Blast, burst, blare, clang. II. v. n. Resound, echo, re-echo, boom, thunder, roar.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To ring a peal in a man's ears; to scold at him: his wife rang him such a peal!

Moby Thesaurus

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