peal
Senso (English)
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- 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; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
Synonyms
ring the bell
loud noise
thunder-peal
give a ring
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/piːl/
Etimologia (English)
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.
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