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peal  (pl)

n.

1. A ringing of a set of bells, especially a change or set of changes rung on bells.

2. A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime.

3. A loud burst of noise: peals of laughter.

v. pealed, peal·ing, peals

v.intr.

To sound in a peal; ring.

v.tr.

To sound loudly and sonorously.

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[Middle English pele, a bell peal, especially as a summons to church, short for apel, appeal; see appeal.]

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peal¹

n

1. a loud prolonged usually reverberating sound, as of bells, thunder, or laughter

2. (Music, other) 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

3. (Music, other) (not in technical usage) the set of bells in a belfry

vb

1. (intr) to sound with a peal or peals

2. (tr) to give forth loudly and sonorously

3. (tr) to ring (bells) in peals

[C14 pele, variant of apele appeal]

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peal²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a dialect name for a grilse or a young sea trout

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Peal succession of loud sounds.

Examples: peal of artillery; of bells, 1511; of guns, 1515; of laughter, 1711; of musket, 1855; of ordnance, 1577; of praise, 1596; of thunder, 1649; of vultures, 1670; of war, 1535; of words, 1671.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peal - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) pealing, rolling, roll sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	peal - ring recurrently; "bells were pealing" ring, peal - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
	2.	peal - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" ring sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" ding, dingdong, dong - go `ding dong', like a bell tintinnabulate - ring or sound like a small bell peal - ring recurrently; "bells were pealing" knell - ring as in announcing death

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peal

verb

ring, sound, toll, resound, chime, resonate, tintinnabulate The church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.

noun

1. ring, sound, ringing, clamour, chime, clang, carillon, tintinnabulation the great peals of the Abbey bells

2. clap, sound, crash, blast, roar, rumble, resounding, reverberation great peals of thunder

3. roar, fit, shout, scream, gale, howl, shriek, hoot She burst into peals of laughter.

Translations

peal [piːl]

A. N (= sound of bells) → repique m
a peal of bells (= set) → un carillón
a peal of thunder → un trueno
the peal of the organ → el sonido del órgano
peals of laughter → carcajadas fpl

B. VT (also peal out) → repicar, tocar a vuelo

C. VI [church bell] → repicar, tocar a vuelo; [doorbell, organ] → sonar

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peal [ˈpiːl] n

[bells] → carillon m

peals of laughter → éclats mpl de rire
to burst into peals of laughter → éclater de rire

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peal

n peal of bells (= sound) → Glockengeläut(e) nt, → Glockenläuten nt; (= set) → Glockenspiel nt; peals of laughter → schallendes Gelächter; peal of thunder → Donnerrollen nt, → Donnerschlag m

vt → läuten

vi (bell) → läuten; (thunder) → dröhnen

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peal [piːl]

1. n (sound of bells) → scampanio
peal of thunder → fragore m di tuono
peals of laughter → scoppi mpl di risa

2. vt → suonare (a distesa)

3. vi (also peal out) (bell) → suonare (a distesa); (thunder) → rimbombare

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peal [piːl]

1. n (sound of bells) → scampanio
peal of thunder → fragore m di tuono
peals of laughter → scoppi mpl di risa

2. vt → suonare (a distesa)

3. vi (also peal out) (bell) → suonare (a distesa); (thunder) → rimbombare

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peal

n peal [piːl]

1 the ringing of (a set of) bells. lui جَلْجَلَه، طَنين камбанен звън zvonění ringen das Läuten κουδούνισμα, κωδωνοκρουσία repique, toque de campanas kellahelin دنگ دنگ pauhu carillon צִלצוּל פַּעֲמוֹנִים घंटियों के बजने की आवाज zvonjava harangzúgás denting lonceng klukknaómur, klukknaspil suono (di campane) 鐘のひびき 종소리 varpų skambėjimas/gaudesys zvanu skaņas, šķindoņa gema klokgelui kiming, klang bicie dzwonów repique sunet de clopote перезвон колоколов zvonenie zvonjenje zvonjava klockringning, klockklang เสียงรัวระฆัง çan sesleri; çanlar melodisi 鐘聲 дзвін; дзвоніння گھنٹي کي جھنکار hồi chuông 钟声

2 a set of (usually church) bells. klokkespel مَجْموعَة أجْراس камбани zvonkohra klokkespil das Glockenspiel κωδωνοστάσιο juego de campanas kellakomplekt یک دسته زنگ یا ناقوس kirkonkellot carillon פַּעֲמוֹנִים चर्च की मधुर घंटिका skladno ugođena zvona harangsor rangkaian lonceng samhljómandi klukkur scampanio 鐘 한 벌의 종 kurantai zvanu spēle loceng gereja klokkenspel klokkespill kurant carrilhão clopote набор колоколов zvonkohra zvonovi set zvona klockspel ระฆังชุด çanlar topluluğu 編鐘 набір дзвонів گھنٹيوں کا مجموعہ hồi chuông 编钟

3 a loud noise peals of laughter/thunder. galm قَصْف او هَزيم الرَّعْد трясък rachot, výbuch, hřmot brag das Dröhnen τρανταχτό γέλιο, μπουμπουνητό carcajada (risa), estruendo (naeru)lagin, (pikse)kärgatus صدای بلند jylinä coup (de tonnerre) רַעַם गरज गड़गड़ाहट prasak (groma) dörej bunyi keras dynjandi hávaði fragore, rimbombo とどろき 요란한 소리 griaud(ėj)imas, gaudesys [] šalts; [] grāviens gema galm brøl, lattersalve; brak, skrall salwa, grzmot barulho ho­hot; bubuit раскат výbuch, hrmenie donenje zvonjava skräll, brak, skall, brus, dun-der, skallande [] เสียงกระหึ่ม gürültü, gümbürtü 隆隆聲 вибух; гуркіт گرج، تيز آواز tiếng động lớn 隆隆声

v

to (cause to) ring or sound loudly Thunder pealed through the valley. weergalm, galm يَقْصِف، يَرعِد еча zvonit, burácet ringe; brage dröhnen, läuten αντηχώ retumbar, repicar, tocar a vuelo kõmisema, müristama طنین انداز شدن؛ غریدن jylistä retentir לְצַלצֵל, לִרעוֹם गड़गड़ाना zazvoniti,odjekivati zeng berbunyi keras óma, klingja rimbombare とどろく 우렁차게 울러 퍼지다 (nu)griaudėti, skam-binti, (nu)skambėti []grandēt; []zvanīt; []dārdēt bergema galmen, rollen ringe med; tordne, brake; runge rozbrzmiewać, grzmieć (fazer) ribombar a bubui трезвонить;греметь hrmieť doneti glasno zvoniti ringa, brusa, skrälla, dundra ส่งเสียงกึกก้อง gürlemek, gümbürdemek 轟響 гриміти; лунати گرجنا، آواز کرنا vang/ rung 轰响