PEAL

peal, pealing, roll, rolling

(noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

ring, peal

(verb) sound loudly and sonorously; “the bells rang”

peal

(verb) ring recurrently; “bells were pealing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

peal (plural peals)

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

A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.

The changes rung on a set of bells.

Verb

peal (third-person singular simple present peals, present participle pealing, simple past and past participle pealed)

(intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.

(transitive) To utter or sound loudly.

(transitive) To assail with noise.

(intransitive) To resound; to echo.

(UK, dialect) To pour out.

(obsolete) To appeal.

Etymology 2

Noun

peal (plural peals)

A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

Anagrams

• Alep, LEAP, Lape, Leap, e-pal, leap, pale, pale-, pela, plea

Proper noun

Peal (plural Peals)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peal is the 20780th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1271 individuals. Peal is most common among White (73.25%) and Black/African American (21.64%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Alep, LEAP, Lape, Leap, e-pal, leap, pale, pale-, pela, plea

Source: Wiktionary


Peal, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]

Peal, v. i.

Definition: To appeal. [Obs.] Spencer.

Peal, n. Etym: [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.

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.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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