peal

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

galmen

sonner

🔉

kleppen

beieren

🔉

tinter

aflopen

läuten

💍

soar

estruendo

luiden

🔉

schalmen

κωδωνοκρουσία

repicar

sonar

🔉

repique

💍

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.