peal, pealing, roll, rolling
(noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pealing
present participle of peal
pealing (plural pealings)
The sound made by bells as they peal.
• P'eng-lai, Penglai, apeling, leaping, pleaing
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
24 February 2025
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