peal

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
2. (collective) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
3. The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.
2. (transitive) To utter or sound loudly.
3. (transitive) To assail with noise.
4. (intransitive) To resound; to echo.
5. (obsolete) To appeal.

Concepts

sonner

🔉

tinter

grondement

carillon

gronder

retentir

💍

retentissement

rugir

tintement

baguage

carillonner

💍

résonner

écorce

écosser

🐚

fracas

peler

pelure

anneau

💍

Synonymes

ring

💍

chime

sound

🔉

toll

resound

clang

thunder

🌩️

roar

rumble

jingle

ringing

brattle

ring out

pealing

roll

crash

rolling

clank

clatter

strike

rattle

thrum

clink

resounding

buzz

noise

heard

heartbeat

💓

intonation

knell

knock

peel

play

plonk

pop

pound

💷

report

resonate

reverberate

reverberation

ring the bell

round

rumbling

skin

spell

storm

strip

succession

thump

thumping

Traductions

galmen

kleppen

aflopen

soar

läuten

💍

beieren

🔉

estruendo

luiden

🔉

schalmen

repique

💍

repicar

sonar

🔉

κωδωνοκρουσία

κρότος

βρόντος

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/piːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pele

In summary

From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.