Antonyms for peal


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : peel
Phonetic Transcription : pil


Definition of peal

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "a ringing of a bell" especially as a call to church service, generally considered a shortened form of appeal (n.), with the notion of a bell that "summons" people to church (cf. similar evolution in peach (v.)). Extended sense of "loud ringing of bells" is first recorded 1510s.
  • noun chime, clang
  • verb chime, clang
Example sentences :
  • Sometimes all the bells which compose a peal tell their various uses.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • At that moment, to his excessive astonishment, the organ began to peal forth.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • A moment of stunned quiet had succeeded the peal of thunder.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Our eyes met, and Adelaide burst into a peal of harsh laughter.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Ned never forgot the peal of laughter which came from his parents.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 » by Various
  • It seemed to have spent itself in one flash of lightning and one peal of thunder.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Just then there came through the air a peal of happy laughter.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Then the church bells began to peal, and Csar made a prolonged A—hm!
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • From the distance the peal of the bell reached them faintly.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Suddenly a peal of laughter was heard, long, loud, and irresistible.
  • Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various

Synonyms for peal

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