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Definitions for Peal

[1] a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
[2] a set of bells tuned to one another.
[3] a series of changes rung on a set of bells.
[4] any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter.
[5] to sound loudly and sonorously: to peal the bells of a tower.
[6] Obsolete . to assail with loud sounds.
[7] to sound forth in a peal; resound.
[8] a loud prolonged usually reverberating sound, as of bells, thunder, or laughter
[9] bell-ringing a series of changes rung in accordance with specific rules, consisting of not fewer than 5000 permutations in a ring of eight bells
[10] (not in technical usage) the set of bells in a belfry
[11] (intr) to sound with a peal or peals
[12] (tr) to give forth loudly and sonorously
[13] (tr) to ring (bells) in peals
[14] a dialect name for a grilse or a young sea trout

Words related to Peal

sound, resounding, crash, ringing, roar, thunder, rumble, reverberation, carillon, tintinnabulation, ring, blast, clamor, clap, bell, crack, toll, resonate, knell, resound

Words nearby Peal

peak time, peake, peaked, peaker plant, peaky, peal, peale, peamouth, pean, peano, peano curve

Origin of Peal

1350–1400; Middle English pele, akin to peal to beat, strike (now dial.)

Words that may be confused with Peal

peal, peel

Other words from Peal

in·ter·peal , verb (used with object)
un·pealed , adjective

Word origin for Peal

C14 pele, variant of apele appeal

Synonyms for Peal

blast, carillon, clamor, clap, crash, resounding, reverberation, ring, ringing, roar, rumble, sound, thunder, tintinnabulation